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phiwong t1_je57yyo wrote

It is low but not that low (fraction of a fraction etc). The four largest economies in the world

US 1.3%

China 22% (expected since it is still developing compared to others)

Japan 1.2%

Germany 1.2%

Adding UK (5th or 6th) ~1% and India 45%

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xCreamPye69 t1_je5gp8k wrote

How do you define 'engaging in agriculture or livestock' - as in the farmers that raise the cattle and plant the crops, or anyone that 'engages' in the agriculture/farming industry? (e.g truck drivers, feed suppliers, crop processors etc)

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Flo422 t1_je7r4rm wrote

Maybe a better comparison would be: "what percentage of the median income is used to buy food".

Didn't look it up myself, I would guess this changed a lot over past few hundred years in Europe.

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