Is global economic production sufficient to feed, clothe and educate everyone? Is there enough food produced annually to provide a subsistence diet for the entire population of Earth? (Bonus points for data involving shelter, clothing or education.) This question was inspired by this question.

**Food**
I would think so. According to the FAO, 152kg of food per capita were produced globally in 2007/20081, which equates to approximately 500gr of food per day - not a lot, but you could conceivably survive.

**Clothing**
I don't think there is any need for research here, certainly yes (although most people would have a minimum of 1 set of clothes).

**Education**
This year about 500 billion US$ will be spend on education worldwide2 \- whereas, if we used our military budget3 for education we could add $1.61 trillion4 per year. I think this should cover more than enough the 36 million children in Africa that may not have access to education5.

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