Increasing demand with limited resources

China’s population is set to soar dramatically in the next 30 years. The National Bureau of Statistics of China estimates that the population will expand to 1.6 billion people by 2030, up from 1.3 billion in 2006. This is the equivalent of adding the entire population of the United States in the next 24 years.

This creates tremendous pressure on precious resources such as arable land, water, energy, and biological assets to feed China’s population, which has been increasing at a rate of 13 million people a year.

Moreover, globalwarming is causing extreme temperatures and adverse weather conditions, putting a further strain on the food supply.

China's Population Forecast

Source: The National Bureau of Statistics of China (2006)