A city that lives on sorghum: how much land, in which climates

Climate by climate, a town that eats only sorghum: the largest it can feed within a day's cart, and the countryside a town of 10,000 needs.

ClimateLargest town within a dayA town of 10,000
Tropical Dry Forest7,2002,700 km², 1.5 days
Savanna6,2003,200 km², 1.5 days
Grassland10,0001,900 km², 1 day
Mediterranean Scrub8,4002,300 km², 1.5 days
Hot Desert6,4003,100 km², 1.5 days
Cold Desert1,40014,000 km², 3 days

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Other staples

Wheat, Rye and maslin, Barley and dredge, Oats, Pulses, Rice, Millet, Yams and other tubers, Maize, Potatoes, Cassava, Deep mushrooms

Orders of magnitude for play: sourced figures and Hearth estimates together. Every source, and every figure still waiting for one, is listed in the builder under Sources.

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