Domesticated mammals make up the largest share of mammalian biomass worldwide. As of 2023, the world's mammal biomass was estimated at 1.1 billion metric tons, of which domesticated mammals accounted for 651 million tons. Humans made up an estimated 394 million metric tons of mammalian biomass globally.
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Visual Capitalist. (April 28, 2023). Estimated biomass of mammals worldwide as of 2023, by category (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400391/biomass-of-mammals-worldwide-by-category/
Visual Capitalist. "Estimated biomass of mammals worldwide as of 2023, by category (in million metric tons)." Chart. April 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400391/biomass-of-mammals-worldwide-by-category/
Visual Capitalist. (2023). Estimated biomass of mammals worldwide as of 2023, by category (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400391/biomass-of-mammals-worldwide-by-category/
Visual Capitalist. "Estimated Biomass of Mammals Worldwide as of 2023, by Category (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400391/biomass-of-mammals-worldwide-by-category/
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Estimated biomass of mammals worldwide as of 2023, by category (in million metric tons) [Graph], Visual Capitalist, April 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400391/biomass-of-mammals-worldwide-by-category/