Over 70 percent of the earth's surface was used for anthropogenic activities in 2019. As of that time, nearly one percent of the global land use was occupied by infrastructure such as cities, settlements, transportation and mining, in comparison to the 19 percent of the earth's surface used for extensive pasture.
Distribution of human land use of the earth's surface as of 2019
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Visual Capitalist. (August 9, 2019). Distribution of human land use of the earth's surface as of 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044200/share-uses-earths-surface-globally/
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