Combined together, meat, dairy, and eggs make up nearly 18% of the average person’s diet. But in order for these meat and animal products to reach consumers, a vast global livestock industry—one supporting the livelihoods of 1.3 billion people globally—operates in fields and farms largely unseen from major cities. So where are the various types of livestock concentrated in the world? And how do national consumption habits influence animal husbandry? These maps from Adam Symington help to answer these questions, using the Gridded Livestock of the World database from the UN Food and...…Combined together, meat, dairy, and eggs make up nearly 18% of the average person’s diet. But in order for these meat and animal products to reach consumers, a vast global livestock industry—one supporting the livelihoods of 1.3 billion people globally—operates in fields and farms largely unseen from major cities. So where are the various types of livestock concentrated in the world? And how do national consumption habits influence animal husbandry? These maps from Adam Symington help to answer these questions, using the Gridded Livestock of the World database from the UN Food and...WW…