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That infographic doesn't make the distinction between arable land and pastoral land. I.e. there are areas we can't grow crops but can feed ruminates. That breakdown is like 30/70 from the agricultural section of the infographic. FAO Source
Meaning even if every cow was dead, the crop number doesn't increase