Hannah Ritchie
Writer at Our World in Data
Writer at Our World in Data
A deep dive into missing data and the limitations of disaster databases.
The majority of people in every country support action on climate, but the public consistently underestimates this share.
Food transport accounted for only 6% of emissions, but the production of dairy, meat, and eggs accounted for 83%
Explore data on electric car sales and stocks worldwide.
Changes in the world population are determined by two metrics: the number of babies born, and number of people dying.
Many countries just ship their plastic waste overseas.
Livestock now outweighs wild mammals and birds ten-fold.
This marks a historic moment in humanity’s relationship to the planet.