100% of the agricultural land needed to produce $1,000 was cut in half between 1990 and 2020, with a similar decrease in GHG emissions, phosphate loads, nitrogen, and irrigation water withdrawals (USDA, 2024).
USDA, 2024
USDA.2024. World Agricultural Production, Resource Use, and Productivity, 1961–2020. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1366-produccion-agricola-mundial,-uso-y-productividad,-1961-2020