- There are total 14.8 billion hectares of land on the surface of the Earth
- Only about 30% is inhabitable
- There are 6.8 billion people on the planet
- That gives 0,65 hectare per person to live on
- 10% of land is arable (of that only a quarter is cultivated today)
- That gives about 0.2 hectare per person to grow crops
To give you an idea of a hectare, (ten thousand square meters) see this picture below.
This running tack is 400 meters around on the inside. The straight sides are 100 meters long.
The grass on the inside is about 0.95 hectares.
0.2 hectare is about one large allotment or two small ones.
If we club together, land for a village can cost between say 4000-14000 Euro per hectare.
Just an investment of 400 Euro can secure as much as a tenth of a hectare to be stewarded sustainably for coming generations or as a lifeboat for yourself.
Think about it! Discuss it here and at your local Open World Café.