Where does all the world's food go? and more...

Jan 30, 2024

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Where does all the world's food go?

More than 40% of the whole grains produced is for animal feed.
Starchy vegetables like Yam and Sweet Potatoes, make up 40% of the food available in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Red meat is primarily consumed in North America, Europe and Central Asia.
A person in North America consumes almost twice as much food as a person in South Asia.
Except for pulses & legumes, and milk & dairy, humans produce more food across different categories then their needs.

Fannie Mae is the world's largest debtor, carrying $4.232 trillion in debt.
U.S. companies make up 60.13% of the $10.8 trillion owed by the top 100 global companies in debt.
Toyota holds the title of the world's most indebted company outside the financial industries, with a debt of $221.13 billion.
Amazon ($138.91 B) and Apple ($109.28 B) top the list of the world's most indebted tech companies.

Social media and food delivery apps, on average, gather the most personal information from users.
Browsers and image editing apps collect significantly less personal data compared to social media and food delivery apps.
Three of the most data-intensive apps, Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger, are all owned by the same company: Meta (formerly Facebook).
Apps that prioritize user privacy tend to collect the least amount of personal data.
Generally speaking, the most popular apps (as measured by download numbers) tend to gather a wider variety of personal data from their users.

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