7.8%
of land area
53.2%
of global population
47.9%
of food calories
5.0%
of key biodiversity areas
2.7%
of protected areas
4.3%
of carbon storage
Densely populated agricultural settlements
The village anthrome level is densely populated agricultural area, distinguished by the type of agriculture in each class. This anthrome holds the largest percentage of global population and produces the largest contribution to global food calories. Villages contribute the second lowest percentages to protected area and key biodiversity area while occupying the second smallest percentage of global land area.
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Village anthrome in Israel by the Sea of Galilee Anthromesimages, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Village anthrome in Israel by the Sea of Galilee Anthromesimages, CC BY-SA 4.0