Global Pollination Limitation Trends in Pollinator-Dependent Crops, 1950-2010s

A global meta-analysis of 790 effect sizes across 86 pollinator-dependent crops, assessing changes in pollination limitation from 1950 to the 2010s. The dataset was created by Catarina Siopa and published on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license. It reveals that pollination limitation averages 36% but has declined by 50% over the studied period.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal trends in pollination limitation based on the 1950-2010s time series.
• Comparing crop yield losses between fields with and without managed pollinators.
• Assessing the relationship between autogamy capacity and pollination limitation levels.
• Modeling the potential impact of wild pollinator declines on global food production.

Strengths

• Dataset is based on a meta-analysis of 790 effect sizes, providing a substantial evidence base.
• Analysis covers a long temporal range from 1950 to the 2010s.
• Includes data from 86 different pollinator-dependent crops.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small in scale at 217.7 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Meta-analysis of a global dataset on the effects of pollen supplementation.

Time Range

1950 to the 2010s

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-29 09:00:40; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global