Hannah Ritchie
Writer at Our World in Data
Writer at Our World in Data
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.