Increasing CO₂ Concentration and Global Agriculture Production

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Year Atmospheric Concentration of CO2
(ppm)		 Global Agriculture Production (mn MT)
Food Grain Fruits & Vegetables (incl. potato) Honey Meat Fish Milk Egg
1961 318 918 669 0.7 71 41 344 15
1970 326 1236 789 0.8 101 67 392 20
1980 339 1591 869 0.9 137 76 466 27
1990 354 2011 1087 1.2 179 103 542 37
2000 370 2115 1582 1.3 233 136 580 55
2010 389 2538 2007 1.5 295 167 724 70
2019 412 3067 2384 1.9 337 200
(2016)		 883 88
Growth Rate 30% 234% 256% 171% 375% 388% 157% 487%
Source: NASA, FAOSTAT and World Bank database (accessed on 26th December 2020)