• Only 37% of crops currently grown are used directly for domestic food consumption, which is a cause for concern for the 50 countries that may face food insecurity by 2030, if trends were to continue.
• The most in-demand crops have many, often conflicting, uses across animal feed, export, processing, industry, seed and food waste.
• The proportion of cropland used to grow crops directly consumed by humans is declining, with non-food crops accounting for more than 70% of cropland by 2030.
• Non-food crops have seen higher yields and faster yield gains in the last 50 years, compared to food crops. 
• Regional variances of crop use affects domestic food security globally

Access article: World Resources Institute (https://www.wri.org/insights/crop-expansion-food-security-trends)