These aggrarding statistics conceal important regional variations. Until the mind-1970s, there were per capita increases in most regions of the world, but since then regions diverged Significantly, with some (sub-Saharan Africa, the middle East, and parts of South Asia) often posting absolute (not only per capita) declines in food production. You can now count the major food exporters on the fingers of one hand (Argentina, Australia; Canada, France, and USA).