Links to more articles, reports and datasets for those who want to dig deeper into food and the environment.
Interactives
The Plotline
CAFO Explorer
Chickens in the United States are raised in factory farms called concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). Explore where they are using this tool.
Articles
Our World In Data
Environmental Impacts of Food Production
A comprehensive overview of the environmental impacts of food production, including a series of articles and data explorers.
Nature Journal
A meta-analysis of projected global food demand and population at risk of hunger for the period 2010–2050
Reports
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Climate change and land
On climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security.
World Resources Institute
Shifting diets for a sustainable food future
A 2016 report about how shifting diets can reduce agriculture’s pressure on the environment
Datasets
Our World In Data
Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local
How does the impact of what you eat compare to where it's come from?
Our World In Data
Environmental Impacts of Food Data Explorer
Explore the land use, carbon, and water footprints of food products.
US Deptartment of Agriculture
FoodData Central
The USDA's food and nutrient database.
Food and Agriculture Organization
FAOSTAT
A broad database on food, agriculture, economics, and land use.