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Food Consumed per Capita, Selected Countries

Source: Overseas Development Institute (ODI), 2014. Derived from FAOSTAT. Each society and culture can be represented by a diet, which reflects a preference for specific food sources. Historically, local diets were coordinated by the availability of food supplies, which tended to reflect a scarcity of calories and proteins. The core of

World Agricultural Area, 1961-2021

Source: FAO. Note: Agricultural area is the sum of areas under Arable land and Permanent crops and Permanent pastures. About 37% of the world’s land is devoted to agriculture. Up to the 21st century, the world’s agricultural surface (crops and pastures) was growing at a rate much lower than the world’s

Estimated famine deaths since the 1860s (new page)

Added a new page part of the food logistics section I am developing. Famines have almost disappeared in spite of the growth of the world’s population. This is attributed to two core reasons. The first is better food storage and distribution capabilities. The second is the collapse of communist and

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Estimated Famine Victims since the Mid 19th Century

Source: Adapted from Our World Data. Before the 20th century, most famines and related food shortages occurred because of supply failures related to droughts and flooding. The lack of transportation and distribution capabilities prevented compensating for local shortages by bringing agricultural surpluses from other regions. The case of China is

Vulnerability of transportation networks (new page)

Added a new page discussing that the vulnerability of transportation systems is dependent on the type and structure of specific transportation networks. Types of Transportation Networks and Vulnerabilities

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Pedestrian Fatalities, United States (new page)

Pedestrian deaths are on the rise after decades of decline. This disturbing trend is the outcome of several factors, including the rise in SUV sales, more people living in suburbia and the diffusion of smartphones (distractions for both the drivers and the pedestrians). These factors cannot be easily addressed so

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Pedestrian Fatalities, United States, 1990-2020

Source: Governors Highway Safety Association. Like in many developed economies, the number of pedestrian fatalities has been steadily decreasing in the United States, particularly because of better vehicle design and road safety (e.g. more pedestrian crossings and speed limits in high-risk areas). However, since the late 2000s, the trend has