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class="data-insight-heading-link"><h1 class="display-3-semibold">Many African countries are heavily dependent on oil production</h1></a><div class="data-insight-authors body-3-medium"><a class="data-insight-author" href="/team/simon-van-teutem"><div class="image linked-author-image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42381add-6fe4-43d8-0b26-d771ee7f5f00/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42381add-6fe4-43d8-0b26-d771ee7f5f00/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42381add-6fe4-43d8-0b26-d771ee7f5f00/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42381add-6fe4-43d8-0b26-d771ee7f5f00/w=850 850w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42381add-6fe4-43d8-0b26-d771ee7f5f00/w=1350 1350w, 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https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/36e3cfca-998e-4d93-dfe6-e5aab9122f00/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/36e3cfca-998e-4d93-dfe6-e5aab9122f00/w=850 850w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/36e3cfca-998e-4d93-dfe6-e5aab9122f00/w=1350 1350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/36e3cfca-998e-4d93-dfe6-e5aab9122f00/w=2160 2160w" type="image/png" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 95vw, (min-width: 960px) 853px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/36e3cfca-998e-4d93-dfe6-e5aab9122f00/w=2160" alt="A bar chart illustrating the reliance of nine African economies on oil rents as a percentage of GDP for the year 2021. The chart includes the following countries listed from highest to lowest percentage: Libya at 56%, Congo at 34%, Angola at 28%, Chad at 17%, Gabon at 16%, Equatorial Guinea at 15%, Algeria at 14%, Nigeria at 6.2%, and Ghana at 4.1%. A note highlights that oil rents account for over half of Libya's GDP. The source of the data is the World Bank, 2024. The chart features colored bars representing each country's oil rent percentage, along with the flags of the respective countries next to their names." class="lightbox-image" loading="lazy" data-filename="these-nine-african-countries-rely-heavily-on-oil-for-their-economies-mobile.png" width="2160" height="2160"/></picture><div class="article-block__image-download-button-container"><button aria-label="Download these-nine-african-countries-rely-heavily-on-oil-for-their-economies-mobile.png" class="article-block__image-download-button"><div class="article-block__image-download-button-background-layer"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="download" class="svg-inline--fa fa-download article-block__image-download-button-icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M288 32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32l0 242.7-73.4-73.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l128 128c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l128-128c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L288 274.7 288 32zM64 352c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64l0 32c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l384 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-32c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64l-101.5 0-45.3 45.3c-25 25-65.5 25-90.5 0L165.5 352 64 352zm368 56a24 24 0 1 1 0 48 24 24 0 1 1 0-48z"></path></svg><span class="article-block__image-download-button-text">Download image</span></div></button></div></div></figure><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Oil production plays an important role in the economy of many African countries. The chart shows </span><span class="dod-span" data-id="oil-rents" tabindex="0"><span>oil rents</span></span><span> as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) for the nine African nations most reliant on it.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Libya ranks first, with oil rents equivalent to 56% of its GDP in 2021, followed by Congo at 34% and Angola at 28%. Despite being Africa’s </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/oil-production-by-country?time=2021&country=NGA~LBY~COG~AGO~GAB~DZA~GNQ~TCD~GHA~USA" class="span-link"><span>largest</span></a><span> oil producer, Nigeria’s oil rents are just 6.2% of its GDP.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Despite this, these countries’ oil production is relatively modest on a global scale. In 2021, their combined output was </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/oil-production-by-country?time=2021&country=NGA~LBY~COG~AGO~GAB~DZA~GNQ~TCD~GHA~USA" class="span-link"><span>less than half</span></a><span> of what the United States, the world’s top producer, extracted.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/oil-production-by-country" class="span-link"><span>Explore oil production for more countries</span></a><span> →</span></p></div><div class="data-insight-footer"><div class="data-insights-related-topics"><p class="body-3-regular">Related topic pages:</p><ul><li><a href="/energy">Energy</a></li></ul></div><button aria-label="Copy link to clipboard" data-track-note="data_insight_copy_link" id="copy-link-button" class="data-insight-copy-link-button body-3-medium"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" 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https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42381add-6fe4-43d8-0b26-d771ee7f5f00/w=1350 1350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42381add-6fe4-43d8-0b26-d771ee7f5f00/w=2800 2800w" type="image/png" sizes="48px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42381add-6fe4-43d8-0b26-d771ee7f5f00/w=2800" alt="Simon van Teutem" class="" loading="lazy" data-filename="Simon-0004.jpg" width="2800" height="2800"/></picture></div>Simon van Teutem</a></div><div class="data-insight-blocks"><figure class="article-block__image article-block__image--narrow col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 col-sm-start-2 span-sm-cols-12"><div class="image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/f724c1ba-876e-4c65-884a-33d05add2300/w=48 48w, 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countries: China, India, Indonesia, and Pakistan. - In China, the percentage increased from 2% in 2000 to 77% in 2023, with a steadily rising line. - India shows a rise from 1% in 2000 to 43% in 2023, with a gradual upward trend. - Indonesia's internet usage jumped from 1% in 2000 to 69% in 2023, following a similar growth pattern. - Pakistan also increased its usage from 1% in 2000 to 33% in 2023, showcasing an upward trend. At the bottom, there is a note indicating the data source is the International Telecommunication Union via the World Bank, along with additional information that India's latest data is from 2020 and Pakistan's is from 2022. The graphic has a Creative Commons BY attribution." class="lightbox-image" loading="lazy" data-filename="internet-usage-has-surged-in-asias-four-most-populous-countries-mobile.png" width="1620" height="1620"/></picture><div class="article-block__image-download-button-container"><button aria-label="Download internet-usage-has-surged-in-asias-four-most-populous-countries-mobile.png" class="article-block__image-download-button"><div class="article-block__image-download-button-background-layer"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="download" class="svg-inline--fa fa-download article-block__image-download-button-icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M288 32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32l0 242.7-73.4-73.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l128 128c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l128-128c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L288 274.7 288 32zM64 352c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64l0 32c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l384 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-32c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64l-101.5 0-45.3 45.3c-25 25-65.5 25-90.5 0L165.5 352 64 352zm368 56a24 24 0 1 1 0 48 24 24 0 1 1 0-48z"></path></svg><span class="article-block__image-download-button-text">Download image</span></div></button></div></div></figure><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Since the turn of the millennium, Internet access has grown quickly but at different rates across Asia’s most populous nations.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Four countries, home to more than </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/population-and-demography?facet=none&country=CHN~IND~USA~IDN~PAK~OWID_WRL&hideControls=false&Metric=Population&Sex=Both+sexes&Age+group=Total&Projection+Scenario=None" class="span-link"><span>40%</span></a><span> of the world's population, tell this story in the chart: China, India, Indonesia, and Pakistan.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Internet users in China rose from 2% in 2000 to 77% in 2023, while Indonesia’s users grew from 1% to 69%. The pace has been slower in South Asia, with India reaching 43% by 2020 and Pakistan 33% by 2022.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-of-individuals-using-the-internet" class="span-link"><span>Explore Internet usage for more countries</span></a><span> →</span></p></div><div class="data-insight-footer"><div class="data-insights-related-topics"><p class="body-3-regular">Related topic pages:</p><ul><li><a href="/internet">Internet</a></li></ul></div><button aria-label="Copy link to clipboard" data-track-note="data_insight_copy_link" id="copy-link-button" class="data-insight-copy-link-button body-3-medium"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="link" class="svg-inline--fa fa-link " role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 640 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M579.8 267.7c56.5-56.5 56.5-148 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data-insight-body data-insight-body--has-tags"><p class="data-insight-dateline data-insight__dateline"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="calendar-day" class="svg-inline--fa fa-calendar-day data-insight-dateline__icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 448 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M128 0c17.7 0 32 14.3 32 32l0 32 128 0 0-32c0-17.7 14.3-32 32-32s32 14.3 32 32l0 32 48 0c26.5 0 48 21.5 48 48l0 48L0 160l0-48C0 85.5 21.5 64 48 64l48 0 0-32c0-17.7 14.3-32 32-32zM0 192l448 0 0 272c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48L48 512c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48L0 192zm80 64c-8.8 0-16 7.2-16 16l0 96c0 8.8 7.2 16 16 16l96 0c8.8 0 16-7.2 16-16l0-96c0-8.8-7.2-16-16-16l-96 0z"></path></svg>February 19, 2025</p><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/in-some-countries-more-than-one-in-three-mothers-have-lost-a-child-younger-than-five" class="data-insight-heading-link"><h1 class="display-3-semibold">In some countries, more than one in three mothers have lost a child younger than five</h1></a><div class="data-insight-authors body-3-medium"><a class="data-insight-author" href="/team/hannah-ritchie"><div class="image linked-author-image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=386 386w" type="image/png" sizes="48px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=386" alt="Hannah Ritchie" class="" loading="lazy" data-filename="Hannah_Ritchie-e1540908190161.jpg" width="386" height="386"/></picture></div>Hannah Ritchie</a></div><div class="data-insight-blocks"><figure class="article-block__image article-block__image--narrow col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 col-sm-start-2 span-sm-cols-12"><div class="image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/35ea298e-048f-4c7e-3b97-717282c36f00/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/35ea298e-048f-4c7e-3b97-717282c36f00/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/35ea298e-048f-4c7e-3b97-717282c36f00/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/35ea298e-048f-4c7e-3b97-717282c36f00/w=850 850w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/35ea298e-048f-4c7e-3b97-717282c36f00/w=1350 1350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/35ea298e-048f-4c7e-3b97-717282c36f00/w=1620 1620w" type="image/png" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 95vw, (min-width: 960px) 853px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/35ea298e-048f-4c7e-3b97-717282c36f00/w=1620" alt="A global map shows the share of mothers aged 20–44 who have lost a child under five years old. The data is categorized into four ranges: less than 1% (light yellow), 1% to 5% (yellow), 5% to 10% (orange), 10% to 30% (dark orange), and more than 30% (red). Higher rates are concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa and parts of South Asia, while lower rates are seen in North America, Europe, and parts of East Asia. Data is sourced from Smith-Greenaway et al. (2021) and reflects single-year estimates between 2010 and 2018." class="lightbox-image" loading="lazy" data-filename="mothers-lost-child-mobile.png" width="1620" height="1620"/></picture><div class="article-block__image-download-button-container"><button aria-label="Download mothers-lost-child-mobile.png" class="article-block__image-download-button"><div class="article-block__image-download-button-background-layer"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="download" class="svg-inline--fa fa-download article-block__image-download-button-icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M288 32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32l0 242.7-73.4-73.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l128 128c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l128-128c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L288 274.7 288 32zM64 352c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64l0 32c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l384 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-32c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64l-101.5 0-45.3 45.3c-25 25-65.5 25-90.5 0L165.5 352 64 352zm368 56a24 24 0 1 1 0 48 24 24 0 1 1 0-48z"></path></svg><span class="article-block__image-download-button-text">Download image</span></div></button></div></div></figure><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>There are few experiences, if any, that are more painful for a parent than losing a child.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>In the past, child deaths were much more common than they are today. But even when these deaths were not unusual, historical diary entries </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/parents-losing-their-child" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>show us</span></a><span> that most parents still found them heartbreaking.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Unfortunately, in many countries today, a large share of parents still experience the loss of a child. The map here shows the share of mothers who lost a child before they reached the age of five.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>In most of Europe and North America, this share is less than 1%. But in some of the world’s poorest countries — like Cameroon, Nigeria, and the Central African Republic — more than one in three mothers have experienced this tragedy.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>These figures come </span><a href="https://gh.bmj.com/content/6/4/e004837.abstract" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>from a research article</span></a><span> by Emily Smith-Greenaway and colleagues, based on reported or estimated data from 2010 to 2018 for mothers aged 20 to 44.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/parents-losing-their-child" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>Read my colleague Max Roser’s article for more historical context around this data</span></a><span> →</span></p></div><div 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visualization illustrating the number of animals killed for meat worldwide from 1961 to 2022. It is divided into four sections, each representing a different animal species: 1. **Chickens**: Shown in orange, the graph starts at zero in 1961 and rises sharply, reaching approximately 60 billion killed by 2022. 2. **Pigs**: Displayed in green, this chart shows a more gradual increase, starting from zero in 1961 and peaking at around 1 billion killed by 2022. 3. **Sheep and Goats**: Presented in blue, this line shows a steady rise from zero in 1961 to nearly 400 million by 2022, with a peak near 1 billion. 4. **Cows**: Illustrated in dark green, this graph shows a slow but consistent increase from zero to about 300 million killed by 2022. Each section has a label indicating the species and the number of animals on the vertical axis, while the horizontal axis marks the years from 1961 to 2022. The bottom of the image references the data source as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN from 2023, with a CC BY attribution." class="lightbox-image" loading="lazy" data-filename="animals-killed-for-meat-per-year-worldwide-1961-to-2022-mobile.png" width="1620" height="1620"/></picture><div class="article-block__image-download-button-container"><button aria-label="Download animals-killed-for-meat-per-year-worldwide-1961-to-2022-mobile.png" class="article-block__image-download-button"><div class="article-block__image-download-button-background-layer"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="download" class="svg-inline--fa fa-download article-block__image-download-button-icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M288 32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32l0 242.7-73.4-73.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l128 128c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l128-128c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L288 274.7 288 32zM64 352c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64l0 32c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l384 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-32c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64l-101.5 0-45.3 45.3c-25 25-65.5 25-90.5 0L165.5 352 64 352zm368 56a24 24 0 1 1 0 48 24 24 0 1 1 0-48z"></path></svg><span class="article-block__image-download-button-text">Download image</span></div></button></div></div></figure><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Global livestock numbers — tracked by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization since 1961 — have surged, with particularly large increases in the number of chickens, pigs, sheep, goats, and cows.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>For many land animals, life is </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/every-second-10-cows-47-pigs-and-2400-chickens-are-slaughtered-for-meat" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>short and painful</span></a><span>. Recent estimates indicate that globally, </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/how-many-animals-are-factory-farmed" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>most animals</span></a><span> are raised on factory farms. In the US, where better data and research are available, </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/almost-all-livestock-in-the-united-states-is-factory-farmed" class="span-link"><span>99%</span></a><span> of livestock is factory-farmed.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/animal-welfare" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>Explore many more interactive charts and articles on animal welfare</span></a><span> →</span></p></div><div class="data-insight-footer"><div class="data-insights-related-topics"><p class="body-3-regular">Related topic pages:</p><ul><li><a href="/animal-welfare">Animal Welfare</a></li></ul></div><button aria-label="Copy link to clipboard" data-track-note="data_insight_copy_link" id="copy-link-button" class="data-insight-copy-link-button body-3-medium"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" 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href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/global-sales-of-combustion-engine-cars-have-peaked" class="data-insight-heading-link"><h1 class="display-3-semibold">Global sales of combustion engine cars have peaked</h1></a><div class="data-insight-authors body-3-medium"><a class="data-insight-author" href="/team/hannah-ritchie"><div class="image linked-author-image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=386 386w" type="image/png" sizes="48px"/><img 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https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/cec7f9e1-f521-427f-b314-07d03ed0c900/w=1350 1350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/cec7f9e1-f521-427f-b314-07d03ed0c900/w=1620 1620w" type="image/png" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 95vw, (min-width: 960px) 853px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/cec7f9e1-f521-427f-b314-07d03ed0c900/w=1620" alt="A bar chart titled "Global sales of combustion engine cars have peaked," showing annual car sales from 2010 to 2023. The chart highlights that combustion engine car sales peaked in 2017/18 and have declined since, while electric car sales (in orange) have steadily risen. Total car sales hover around 70–80 million annually, with electric cars making a growing share of the market from 2018 onward. Data source: International Energy Agency, Global EV Outlook 2024. Note: Electric cars include fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrids." class="lightbox-image" loading="lazy" data-filename="global-car-peak-mobile.png" width="1620" height="1620"/></picture><div class="article-block__image-download-button-container"><button aria-label="Download global-car-peak-desktop.png" class="article-block__image-download-button"><div class="article-block__image-download-button-background-layer"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="download" class="svg-inline--fa fa-download article-block__image-download-button-icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M288 32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32l0 242.7-73.4-73.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l128 128c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l128-128c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L288 274.7 288 32zM64 352c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64l0 32c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l384 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-32c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64l-101.5 0-45.3 45.3c-25 25-65.5 25-90.5 0L165.5 352 64 352zm368 56a24 24 0 1 1 0 48 24 24 0 1 1 0-48z"></path></svg><span class="article-block__image-download-button-text">Download image</span></div></button></div></div></figure><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>To decarbonize road transport, the world must move away from petrol and diesel cars and towards electric vehicles and other forms of low-carbon transport.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>This transition has already started. In fact, global sales of combustion engine cars are well past the peak and are now falling.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>As you can see in the chart, global sales peaked in 2018. This is calculated based on data from the </span><a href="https://www.iea.org/reports/global-ev-outlook-2024" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>International Energy Agency</span></a><span>. Bloomberg New Energy Finance </span><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-30/world-hit-peak-gas-powered-vehicles-as-evs-gain-market-share" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>estimates</span></a><span> this peak occurred one year earlier, in 2017.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Sales of electric cars, on the other hand, are growing quickly.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/electric-car-sales" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>Explore more data on electric car sales across the world</span></a><span> →</span></p></div><div class="data-insight-footer"><div class="data-insights-related-topics"><p class="body-3-regular">Related topic pages:</p><ul><li><a href="/energy">Energy</a></li><li><a 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titled "Nine Asian countries where child mortality has halved since 2000." The chart shows the estimated percentage of newborns dying before age five in nine countries: Afghanistan (13% in 2000 to 6% in 2022), Cambodia (11% to 2%), Laos (11% to 4%), Bangladesh (9% to 3%), Myanmar (9% to 4%), India (9% to 3%), Nepal (8% to 3%), Indonesia (5% to 2%), and China (4% to 1%). Each country is represented by a line graph showing a significant decline in child mortality over time. Data source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2024), CC BY." class="lightbox-image" loading="lazy" data-filename="nine-asian-countries-where-child-mortality-has-dropped-by-over-50-since-2000.png" width="1620" height="1620"/></picture><div class="article-block__image-download-button-container"><button aria-label="Download nine-asian-countries-where-child-mortality-has-dropped-by-over-50-since-2000.png" class="article-block__image-download-button"><div class="article-block__image-download-button-background-layer"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="download" class="svg-inline--fa fa-download article-block__image-download-button-icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M288 32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32l0 242.7-73.4-73.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l128 128c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l128-128c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L288 274.7 288 32zM64 352c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64l0 32c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l384 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-32c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64l-101.5 0-45.3 45.3c-25 25-65.5 25-90.5 0L165.5 352 64 352zm368 56a24 24 0 1 1 0 48 24 24 0 1 1 0-48z"></path></svg><span class="article-block__image-download-button-text">Download image</span></div></button></div></div></figure><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Child mortality in Asia has fallen sharply. The chart shows nine countries that have reduced child mortality rates by more than half since 2000. This means millions more children surviving through the crucial early years of life.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>In India, for example, child mortality fell from 9% to 3%. China saw a similar decrease from 4% to just 1%. </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/child-mortality#introduction" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>Key reasons</span></a><span> for these gains include improved nutrition, clean water, sanitation, </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/infant-mortality-vaccines" class="span-link"><span>vaccinations</span></a><span>, and poverty reduction.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>However, even with these improvements, rates of 1–6% still reflect </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/population-and-demography?tab=map&time=latest&region=Asia&hideControls=false&Metric=Number+of+child+deaths&Sex=Both+sexes&Age+group=Total&Projection+Scenario=None&country=~Asia+%28UN%29" class="span-link"><span>hundreds of thousands</span></a><span> of young lives lost each year in these countries.</span></p><p 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class="data-insight-heading-link"><h1 class="display-3-semibold">Almost all livestock in the United States is factory-farmed</h1></a><div class="data-insight-authors body-3-medium"><a class="data-insight-author" href="/team/hannah-ritchie"><div class="image linked-author-image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=386 386w" type="image/png" sizes="48px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=386" alt="Hannah Ritchie" class="" loading="lazy" data-filename="Hannah_Ritchie-e1540908190161.jpg" width="386" height="386"/></picture></div>Hannah Ritchie</a></div><div class="data-insight-blocks"><figure class="article-block__image article-block__image--narrow col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 col-sm-start-2 span-sm-cols-12"><div class="image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/210e8bd4-d29f-4512-59ba-851758cdb500/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/210e8bd4-d29f-4512-59ba-851758cdb500/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/210e8bd4-d29f-4512-59ba-851758cdb500/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/210e8bd4-d29f-4512-59ba-851758cdb500/w=850 850w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/210e8bd4-d29f-4512-59ba-851758cdb500/w=1350 1350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/210e8bd4-d29f-4512-59ba-851758cdb500/w=1620 1620w" type="image/png" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 95vw, (min-width: 960px) 853px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/210e8bd4-d29f-4512-59ba-851758cdb500/w=1620" alt="An infographic titled "Most livestock in the United States are factory-farmed." It lists the percentages and numbers of animals raised in factory farms, defined by the EPA as operations with intensive feeding for over 45 days. Chickens: 99.96%, 9.2 billion; Turkeys: 99.8%, 260 million; Farmed fish: 100%, 530 million; Cows: 75%, 66 million; Egg-laying hens: 98.3%, 380 million; Pigs: 98.6%, 73 million. Data source: Sentience Institute (2024), with data from 2022." class="lightbox-image" loading="lazy" data-filename="factory-farms-us-mobile.png" width="1620" height="1620"/></picture><div class="article-block__image-download-button-container"><button aria-label="Download factory-farms-us-mobile.png" class="article-block__image-download-button"><div class="article-block__image-download-button-background-layer"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="download" class="svg-inline--fa fa-download article-block__image-download-button-icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M288 32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32l0 242.7-73.4-73.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l128 128c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l128-128c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L288 274.7 288 32zM64 352c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64l0 32c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l384 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-32c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64l-101.5 0-45.3 45.3c-25 25-65.5 25-90.5 0L165.5 352 64 352zm368 56a24 24 0 1 1 0 48 24 24 0 1 1 0-48z"></path></svg><span class="article-block__image-download-button-text">Download image</span></div></button></div></div></figure><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>It’s difficult to quantify animal suffering in a single number, but one metric often used to measure living conditions is the number of animals raised on “factory farms”.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Factory farms are defined as “</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentrated_animal_feeding_operation" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>concentrated animal feeding operations</span></a><span>” where many animals are held in an intensive feeding operation for more than 45 days.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>99% of livestock in the United States is factory-farmed. This latest estimate comes from the </span><a href="https://www.sentienceinstitute.org/us-factory-farming-estimates" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>Sentience Institute</span></a><span> and is based on definitions and data from the US Environment Protection Agency.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>The chart shows the share of different forms of livestock that are factory-farmed. More than 98% of chickens, turkeys, hens, pigs, and farmed fish are factory-farmed. Cows are a bit less likely to be factory-farmed, but three-quarters still spend much of their lives in these conditions.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/how-many-animals-are-factory-farmed" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>Read more about factory farming, including estimates of how much livestock globally is factory-farmed</span></a><span> →</span></p></div><div class="data-insight-footer"><div class="data-insights-related-topics"><p class="body-3-regular">Related topic pages:</p><ul><li><a href="/animal-welfare">Animal Welfare</a></li></ul></div><button aria-label="Copy link to clipboard" data-track-note="data_insight_copy_link" id="copy-link-button" class="data-insight-copy-link-button body-3-medium"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="link" class="svg-inline--fa fa-link " role="img" 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height="386"/></picture></div>Lucas Rodés-Guirao</a></div><div class="data-insight-blocks"><figure class="article-block__image article-block__image--narrow col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 col-sm-start-2 span-sm-cols-12"><div class="image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/ca552284-d32e-481b-d8b3-d5423210ae00/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/ca552284-d32e-481b-d8b3-d5423210ae00/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/ca552284-d32e-481b-d8b3-d5423210ae00/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/ca552284-d32e-481b-d8b3-d5423210ae00/w=850 850w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/ca552284-d32e-481b-d8b3-d5423210ae00/w=1350 1350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/ca552284-d32e-481b-d8b3-d5423210ae00/w=1620 1620w" type="image/png" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 95vw, (min-width: 960px) 853px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/ca552284-d32e-481b-d8b3-d5423210ae00/w=1620" alt="A line graph depicting the most common birth month in France from 1861 to 2022, with the horizontal axis representing months from January to December and the vertical axis indicating years. Each year shows a line indicating the month with the highest average birth rate per day, with varying colors representing different time periods. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, lines often cluster around spring months, indicating this as the most common season for births. Disruptions during World Wars I and II are noted, as birth rates shifted temporarily. Since the late 20th century, the trend has changed, with late summer and autumn months becoming the most common for births. The data source is the Human Mortality Database (2024) and the chart is published on OurWorldinData.org, and is licensed under CC-BY by the authors, Saloni Dattani and Lucas Rodés-Guirao." class="lightbox-image" loading="lazy" data-filename="peak-birth-month-france-vertical.png" width="1620" height="2223"/></picture><div class="article-block__image-download-button-container"><button aria-label="Download peak-birth-month-france-vertical.png" class="article-block__image-download-button"><div class="article-block__image-download-button-background-layer"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="download" class="svg-inline--fa fa-download article-block__image-download-button-icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M288 32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32l0 242.7-73.4-73.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l128 128c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l128-128c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L288 274.7 288 32zM64 352c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64l0 32c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l384 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-32c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64l-101.5 0-45.3 45.3c-25 25-65.5 25-90.5 0L165.5 352 64 352zm368 56a24 24 0 1 1 0 48 24 24 0 1 1 0-48z"></path></svg><span class="article-block__image-download-button-text">Download image</span></div></button></div></div></figure><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>What’s the most common season for babies to be born?</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>In many European countries, it’s late summer or autumn. Births are </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/births-per-month-annual?country=~FRA" class="span-link"><span>5% to 10% more common</span></a><span> in these months than others.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>But this seasonal pattern used to be different. The chart shows the most common month for births each year. We’ve focused on France, which has data since the 1860s.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>As you can see, spring was the most common season for births then. The pattern was temporarily disrupted during the two World Wars but continued until the late 20th century. Then, births shifted to later in the year, with late summer and autumn becoming more popular.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>This shift also occurred in many other European countries and North America.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/peak-birth-month" class="span-link"><span>Explore the most common birth month around the world</span></a><span> →</span></p></div><div class="data-insight-footer"><div class="data-insights-related-topics"><p class="body-3-regular">Related topic pages:</p><ul><li><a href="/fertility-rate">Fertility Rate</a></li></ul></div><button aria-label="Copy link to clipboard" data-track-note="data_insight_copy_link" id="copy-link-button" class="data-insight-copy-link-button body-3-medium"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" 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href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/oecd-countries-give-a-smaller-share-of-their-national-income-to-foreign-aid-today-than-in-1960" class="data-insight-heading-link"><h1 class="display-3-semibold">OECD countries give a smaller share of their national income to foreign aid today than in 1960</h1></a><div class="data-insight-authors body-3-medium"><a class="data-insight-author" href="/team/simon-van-teutem"><div class="image linked-author-image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42381add-6fe4-43d8-0b26-d771ee7f5f00/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42381add-6fe4-43d8-0b26-d771ee7f5f00/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42381add-6fe4-43d8-0b26-d771ee7f5f00/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42381add-6fe4-43d8-0b26-d771ee7f5f00/w=850 850w, 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income from 1960 to 2023. The vertical axis represents the percentage of national income, ranging from 0% to 0.5%, while the horizontal axis indicates the years from 1960 to 2023. The graph shows a decline in foreign aid from approximately 0.49% in 1960, followed by fluctuations, hitting a low of about 0.21% around the year 2000. After this low point, there is a gradual increase, reaching 0.37% in 2023. Two data points are highlighted: 0.49% at the start, and 0.21% around 2000, marking significant moments in the timeline. In the graph, "DAC countries" is noted as major aid donors in the OECD, with a credit to the data source, which is the OECD for the year 2024. The visual is copyrighted under CC BY." class="lightbox-image" loading="lazy" data-filename="foreign-aid-given-as-a-share-of-national-income-mobile 1.png" width="1620" height="1620"/></picture><div class="article-block__image-download-button-container"><button aria-label="Download foreign-aid-given-as-a-share-of-national-income-mobile 1.png" class="article-block__image-download-button"><div class="article-block__image-download-button-background-layer"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="download" class="svg-inline--fa fa-download article-block__image-download-button-icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M288 32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32l0 242.7-73.4-73.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l128 128c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l128-128c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L288 274.7 288 32zM64 352c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64l0 32c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l384 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-32c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64l-101.5 0-45.3 45.3c-25 25-65.5 25-90.5 0L165.5 352 64 352zm368 56a24 24 0 1 1 0 48 24 24 0 1 1 0-48z"></path></svg><span class="article-block__image-download-button-text">Download image</span></div></button></div></div></figure><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Over the last 60 years, the 32 high-income countries in the OECD’s </span><span class="dod-span" data-id="dac-countries" tabindex="0"><span>Development Assistance Committee (DAC)</span></span><span> steadily increased the foreign aid they sent abroad. In total, aid </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/foreign-aid-given-net" class="span-link"><span>rose</span></a><span> from $39 billion to $213 billion, adjusted for inflation.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>But while aid has grown in dollar terms, it has shrunk as a share of national income. Between 1960 and 2000, foreign aid as a percentage of national income fell sharply from 0.49% to 0.21%. Since then, it has recovered slightly to 0.37% but remains far below its 1960 level.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>As a result, </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/five-developed-countries-met-the-uns-target-for-foreign-aid-in2023" class="span-link"><span>only five countries</span></a><span> currently meet the UN’s target of dedicating at least 0.7% of their national income to foreign aid.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/foreign-aid-given-net" class="span-link"><span>Explore foreign aid given as a share of national income by all countries</span></a><span> →</span></p></div><div class="data-insight-footer"><div class="data-insights-related-topics"><p class="body-3-regular">Related topic pages:</p><ul><li><a 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177.2c31.5-31.5 82.5-31.5 114 0c27.9 27.9 31.5 71.8 8.6 103.9l-1.1 1.6c-10.3 14.4-6.9 34.4 7.4 44.6s34.4 6.9 44.6-7.4l1.1-1.6C433.5 260.8 427 182 377 132c-56.5-56.5-148-56.5-204.5 0L60.2 244.3z"></path></svg> Copy link</button></div></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-12-full-width span-cols-14"><div class="span-cols-6 col-start-5 span-md-cols-8 col-md-start-4 span-sm-cols-14 col-sm-start-1 data-insight-body data-insight-body--has-tags"><p class="data-insight-dateline data-insight__dateline"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="calendar-day" class="svg-inline--fa fa-calendar-day data-insight-dateline__icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 448 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M128 0c17.7 0 32 14.3 32 32l0 32 128 0 0-32c0-17.7 14.3-32 32-32s32 14.3 32 32l0 32 48 0c26.5 0 48 21.5 48 48l0 48L0 160l0-48C0 85.5 21.5 64 48 64l48 0 0-32c0-17.7 14.3-32 32-32zM0 192l448 0 0 272c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48L48 512c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48L0 192zm80 64c-8.8 0-16 7.2-16 16l0 96c0 8.8 7.2 16 16 16l96 0c8.8 0 16-7.2 16-16l0-96c0-8.8-7.2-16-16-16l-96 0z"></path></svg>February 10, 2025</p><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-twin-baby-boom" class="data-insight-heading-link"><h1 class="display-3-semibold">The twin baby boom</h1></a><div class="data-insight-authors body-3-medium"><a class="data-insight-author" href="/team/saloni-dattani"><div class="image linked-author-image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/1e92ac9c-1920-4e61-f640-4eb83171d400/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/1e92ac9c-1920-4e61-f640-4eb83171d400/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/1e92ac9c-1920-4e61-f640-4eb83171d400/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/1e92ac9c-1920-4e61-f640-4eb83171d400/w=850 850w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/1e92ac9c-1920-4e61-f640-4eb83171d400/w=1052 1052w" type="image/png" sizes="48px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/1e92ac9c-1920-4e61-f640-4eb83171d400/w=1052" alt="Saloni Dattani" class="" loading="lazy" data-filename="saloni-owid.jpeg" width="1052" height="1052"/></picture></div>Saloni Dattani</a><a class="data-insight-author" href="/team/lucas-rodes-guirao"><div class="image linked-author-image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/bb468852-682e-4184-e034-b67117a64d00/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/bb468852-682e-4184-e034-b67117a64d00/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/bb468852-682e-4184-e034-b67117a64d00/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/bb468852-682e-4184-e034-b67117a64d00/w=386 386w" type="image/png" sizes="48px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/bb468852-682e-4184-e034-b67117a64d00/w=386" alt="Lucas Rodés-Guirao" class="" loading="lazy" data-filename="lucas-2024.jpg" width="386" height="386"/></picture></div>Lucas Rodés-Guirao</a></div><div class="data-insight-blocks"><figure class="article-block__image article-block__image--narrow col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 col-sm-start-2 span-sm-cols-12"><div class="image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/181721d4-c9ea-481f-5c2e-0161f6d96e00/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/181721d4-c9ea-481f-5c2e-0161f6d96e00/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/181721d4-c9ea-481f-5c2e-0161f6d96e00/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/181721d4-c9ea-481f-5c2e-0161f6d96e00/w=850 850w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/181721d4-c9ea-481f-5c2e-0161f6d96e00/w=1350 1350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/181721d4-c9ea-481f-5c2e-0161f6d96e00/w=1620 1620w" type="image/png" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 95vw, (min-width: 960px) 853px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/181721d4-c9ea-481f-5c2e-0161f6d96e00/w=1620" alt="The chart titled "Share of births that are twins" displays the percentage of twin births over time, spanning from 1858 to 2021. The vertical axis represents the share of births that are twins, ranging from 0% to 2%. There are five colored lines, each representing a different country: the United States, France, Canada, Australia, and England and Wales. Throughout the years, the percentage of twin births shows a noticeable increase in each of the countries shown, particularly from the 1980s. A note on the chart indicates that delayed childbearing, alongside technologies such as IVF, has contributed to this rise in twin births. The data for this chart is sourced from the Human Multiple Births Database in 2024. The chart is credited under a Creative Commons BY license, and is published by Our World in Data." class="lightbox-image" loading="lazy" data-filename="twin-baby-boom.png" width="1620" height="1620"/></picture><div class="article-block__image-download-button-container"><button aria-label="Download twin-baby-boom.png" class="article-block__image-download-button"><div class="article-block__image-download-button-background-layer"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="download" class="svg-inline--fa fa-download article-block__image-download-button-icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M288 32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32l0 242.7-73.4-73.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l128 128c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l128-128c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L288 274.7 288 32zM64 352c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64l0 32c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l384 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-32c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64l-101.5 0-45.3 45.3c-25 25-65.5 25-90.5 0L165.5 352 64 352zm368 56a24 24 0 1 1 0 48 24 24 0 1 1 0-48z"></path></svg><span class="article-block__image-download-button-text">Download image</span></div></button></div></div></figure><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>The share of births that are twins has changed over time.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>The chart shows data for France, Canada, the United States, and England & Wales in the </span><a href="https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol48/4/48-4.pdf" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>Human Multiple Births Database</span></a><span>.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>As you can see, twin births have risen dramatically since the 1980s.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>One reason is the use of reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), which have made it possible for many more couples to conceive. During procedures like IVF, multiple eggs can be used at the same time to maximize the chances of a successful pregnancy, which can lead to twin births.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Another reason for the rise in twin births is that </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/period-average-age-of-mothers-birth-order" class="span-link"><span>the average age of women at childbirth has risen</span></a><span>. Older women are </span><a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1728-4457.2015.00088.x" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>more likely to have twin births</span></a><span>, even without using reproductive technologies.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Twin births are a chance event, but data shows they can also be influenced by societal changes and reproductive technologies.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/rate-of-twin-deliveries" class="span-link"><span>Explore trends in twin births for other countries</span></a><span> →</span></p></div><div class="data-insight-footer"><div class="data-insights-related-topics"><p class="body-3-regular">Related topic pages:</p><ul><li><a href="/fertility-rate">Fertility Rate</a></li></ul></div><button 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103.9l-1.1 1.6c-10.3 14.4-6.9 34.4 7.4 44.6s34.4 6.9 44.6-7.4l1.1-1.6C433.5 260.8 427 182 377 132c-56.5-56.5-148-56.5-204.5 0L60.2 244.3z"></path></svg> Copy link</button></div></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-12-full-width span-cols-14"><div class="span-cols-6 col-start-5 span-md-cols-8 col-md-start-4 span-sm-cols-14 col-sm-start-1 data-insight-body data-insight-body--has-tags"><p class="data-insight-dateline data-insight__dateline"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="calendar-day" class="svg-inline--fa fa-calendar-day data-insight-dateline__icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 448 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M128 0c17.7 0 32 14.3 32 32l0 32 128 0 0-32c0-17.7 14.3-32 32-32s32 14.3 32 32l0 32 48 0c26.5 0 48 21.5 48 48l0 48L0 160l0-48C0 85.5 21.5 64 48 64l48 0 0-32c0-17.7 14.3-32 32-32zM0 192l448 0 0 272c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48L48 512c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48L0 192zm80 64c-8.8 0-16 7.2-16 16l0 96c0 8.8 7.2 16 16 16l96 0c8.8 0 16-7.2 16-16l0-96c0-8.8-7.2-16-16-16l-96 0z"></path></svg>February 07, 2025</p><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/in-2004-it-took-the-world-a-year-to-add-a-gigawatt-of-solar-power-now-it-takes-a-day" class="data-insight-heading-link"><h1 class="display-3-semibold">In 2004, it took the world a year to add a gigawatt of solar power — now it takes a day</h1></a><div class="data-insight-authors body-3-medium"><a class="data-insight-author" href="/team/charlie-giattino"><div class="image linked-author-image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/daf5cf54-6e3d-4edd-d83f-ad5ba7b3c200/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/daf5cf54-6e3d-4edd-d83f-ad5ba7b3c200/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/daf5cf54-6e3d-4edd-d83f-ad5ba7b3c200/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/daf5cf54-6e3d-4edd-d83f-ad5ba7b3c200/w=850 850w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/daf5cf54-6e3d-4edd-d83f-ad5ba7b3c200/w=1000 1000w" type="image/png" sizes="48px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/daf5cf54-6e3d-4edd-d83f-ad5ba7b3c200/w=1000" alt="Charlie Giattino" class="" loading="lazy" data-filename="charliegiattino.jpg" width="1000" height="1000"/></picture></div>Charlie Giattino</a></div><div class="data-insight-blocks"><figure class="article-block__image article-block__image--narrow col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 col-sm-start-2 span-sm-cols-12"><div class="image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/642fbf54-068e-44e3-196f-9020bc7b9d00/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/642fbf54-068e-44e3-196f-9020bc7b9d00/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/642fbf54-068e-44e3-196f-9020bc7b9d00/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/642fbf54-068e-44e3-196f-9020bc7b9d00/w=850 850w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/642fbf54-068e-44e3-196f-9020bc7b9d00/w=1350 1350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/642fbf54-068e-44e3-196f-9020bc7b9d00/w=2160 2160w" type="image/png" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 95vw, (min-width: 960px) 853px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/642fbf54-068e-44e3-196f-9020bc7b9d00/w=2160" alt="A line graph depicting the average number of days it took to install a gigawatt of solar energy capacity worldwide from 2001 to 2023. The vertical axis represents the number of days on a logarithmic scale, spanning from 1 to 1000 days. The horizontal axis indicates the years from 2001 to 2023. In 2004, the average time was about 1 year, which is marked on the graph. A downward trend shows significant decreases in installation time over the years. By 2010, it took under 30 days, and by 2015, just over 7 days. The most notable point is in 2023, where it dropped to about 1 day on average for installation. The data source is attributed to IRENA (2024), with calculation by Our World in Data, and the chart is identified as CC BY, indicating it is licensed for sharing and adaptation with appropriate credit." class="lightbox-image" loading="lazy" data-filename="days_per_gw_solar_v1.png" width="2160" height="2160"/></picture><div class="article-block__image-download-button-container"><button aria-label="Download days_per_gw_solar_v1.png" class="article-block__image-download-button"><div class="article-block__image-download-button-background-layer"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="download" class="svg-inline--fa fa-download article-block__image-download-button-icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M288 32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32l0 242.7-73.4-73.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l128 128c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l128-128c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L288 274.7 288 32zM64 352c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64l0 32c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l384 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-32c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64l-101.5 0-45.3 45.3c-25 25-65.5 25-90.5 0L165.5 352 64 352zm368 56a24 24 0 1 1 0 48 24 24 0 1 1 0-48z"></path></svg><span class="article-block__image-download-button-text">Download image</span></div></button></div></div></figure><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>To mitigate the negative impacts of climate change, the world needs to quickly transition from fossil fuels to low-carbon energy sources such as solar power.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>The chart shows how much this transition has accelerated in the last two decades.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>In 2004, it took the world about a year to add one gigawatt of solar power capacity. By 2023, the same amount was added, on average, every single day</span><em><span>.</span></em></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>For reference, a gigawatt of solar is enough to power approximately </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-bnkK3sbZQklDGF5FOaQ9iLHSAXH93q2apIiPYYlUjI/edit?usp=sharing" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>200,000 homes in the US</span></a><span>.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Much of this growth has been </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/installed-solar-pv-capacity?country=CHN~OWID_WRL~USA~IND~JPN~DEU" class="span-link"><span>driven by China</span></a><span>, which by 2023 accounted for about 43% of the cumulative installed capacity worldwide.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>A big reason for this acceleration has been a large decrease in the price of solar panels. Since 2001, the price has dropped by about 95%, </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/solar-pv-prices?time=2001..latest" class="span-link"><span>from $6.21 to $0.31 per watt</span></a><span>.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/cheap-renewables-growth" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>Learn more about why renewables like solar became so cheap so fast</span></a><span> →</span></p></div><div class="data-insight-footer"><div class="data-insights-related-topics"><p class="body-3-regular">Related topic pages:</p><ul><li><a href="/energy">Energy</a></li></ul></div><button aria-label="Copy link to clipboard" data-track-note="data_insight_copy_link" id="copy-link-button" class="data-insight-copy-link-button body-3-medium"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="link" class="svg-inline--fa fa-link " 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class="display-3-semibold">Religion has become less important in some English-speaking countries</h1></a><div class="data-insight-authors body-3-medium"><a class="data-insight-author" href="/team/simon-van-teutem"><div class="image linked-author-image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42381add-6fe4-43d8-0b26-d771ee7f5f00/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42381add-6fe4-43d8-0b26-d771ee7f5f00/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42381add-6fe4-43d8-0b26-d771ee7f5f00/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42381add-6fe4-43d8-0b26-d771ee7f5f00/w=850 850w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42381add-6fe4-43d8-0b26-d771ee7f5f00/w=1350 1350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42381add-6fe4-43d8-0b26-d771ee7f5f00/w=2800 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https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/bd848bff-022e-4cdf-5380-9997e14e1100/w=850 850w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/bd848bff-022e-4cdf-5380-9997e14e1100/w=1350 1350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/bd848bff-022e-4cdf-5380-9997e14e1100/w=1620 1620w" type="image/png" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 95vw, (min-width: 960px) 853px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/bd848bff-022e-4cdf-5380-9997e14e1100/w=1620" alt="A line graph titled "In some English-speaking countries, people value religion less than before" displays data from 1993 to 2022 on the share of people who consider religion "very important" or "rather important" in their lives. The graph features five lines, each representing a different country: - The United States, starting at 79% in 1993 and decreasing to 61% by 2022. - Canada, beginning at 61% in 1993 and declining to 35%. - Australia, initially at 48% and dropping to 29%. - The United Kingdom, starting at 45% and falling to 33%. - New Zealand, with a starting point of 38% and a slight decrease to 28%. The Y-axis represents the percentage of respondents, while the X-axis marks the years from 1993 to 2022. A note on the survey question states: "Would you say [religion is] very important [in your life], rather important, not very important or not important at all?" The data source is cited as "Integrated Values Surveys (2022)" along with a Creative Commons BY attribution." class="lightbox-image" loading="lazy" data-filename="across-the-anglosaxon-world-people-value-religion-less-than-before-mobile.png" width="1620" height="1620"/></picture><div class="article-block__image-download-button-container"><button aria-label="Download across-the-anglosaxon-world-people-value-religion-less-than-before-mobile.png" class="article-block__image-download-button"><div class="article-block__image-download-button-background-layer"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="download" class="svg-inline--fa fa-download article-block__image-download-button-icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M288 32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32l0 242.7-73.4-73.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l128 128c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l128-128c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L288 274.7 288 32zM64 352c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64l0 32c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l384 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-32c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64l-101.5 0-45.3 45.3c-25 25-65.5 25-90.5 0L165.5 352 64 352zm368 56a24 24 0 1 1 0 48 24 24 0 1 1 0-48z"></path></svg><span class="article-block__image-download-button-text">Download image</span></div></button></div></div></figure><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Religion means less to people in some English-speaking countries than it did 30 years ago.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>The chart shows a clear downward trend in the share of people who see religion as important in their lives. This is based on surveys across the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, from 1993 to 2022.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>The United States stands out as the country with the highest percentage of people who consider religion important, though this has declined from 79% to 61%. The shift was even sharper in Canada, falling from 61% to 35%.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Religion was already less important to people in Australia, the UK, and New Zealand but in all three countries, this share dropped by more than a quarter.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/how-important-religion-is-in-your-life" class="span-link"><span>Explore this data on the importance of religion for many more countries</span></a><span> →</span></p></div><div class="data-insight-footer"><div class="data-insights-related-topics"><p class="body-3-regular">Related topic pages:</p><ul><li><a href="/happiness-and-life-satisfaction">Happiness & Life Satisfaction</a></li></ul></div><button aria-label="Copy link to clipboard" 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https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/318da53f-7e70-4d79-9427-c5934230a500/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/318da53f-7e70-4d79-9427-c5934230a500/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/318da53f-7e70-4d79-9427-c5934230a500/w=850 850w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/318da53f-7e70-4d79-9427-c5934230a500/w=1350 1350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/318da53f-7e70-4d79-9427-c5934230a500/w=1620 1620w" type="image/png" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 95vw, (min-width: 960px) 853px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/318da53f-7e70-4d79-9427-c5934230a500/w=1620" alt="A timeline titled "The Golden Age of Antibiotics" shows when each antibiotic drug class was first available for medical use, with example antibiotics labeled. Classes are color-coded by their source: actinomycetes, other bacteria, fungi, or synthetic. Milestones include the first antibiotics (arsphenamines in 1910), as well as the discovery of many actinomycetes-derived antibiotics, such as streptomycin, and sulfonamides, penicillins, and tetracyclines. Data: Hutchings, Truman, Wilkinson (2019). Created by Saloni Dattani for Our World in Data." class="lightbox-image" loading="lazy" data-filename="antibiotics-timeline-mobile.png" width="1620" height="2883"/></picture><div class="article-block__image-download-button-container"><button aria-label="Download antibiotics-timeline-mobile.png" class="article-block__image-download-button"><div class="article-block__image-download-button-background-layer"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="download" class="svg-inline--fa fa-download article-block__image-download-button-icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M288 32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32l0 242.7-73.4-73.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l128 128c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l128-128c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L288 274.7 288 32zM64 352c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64l0 32c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l384 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-32c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64l-101.5 0-45.3 45.3c-25 25-65.5 25-90.5 0L165.5 352 64 352zm368 56a24 24 0 1 1 0 48 24 24 0 1 1 0-48z"></path></svg><span class="article-block__image-download-button-text">Download image</span></div></button></div></div></figure><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>The “golden age of antibiotics” lasted from the early 1940s to the late 1960s. It was a period of rapid innovation that transformed medicine. As highlighted in this chart, nearly two-thirds of all antibiotic drug classes were introduced during this period.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Scientists explored natural sources — such as fungi and bacteria — and synthetic sources.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>This led to breakthroughs in antibiotics derived from soil-dwelling bacteria, such as streptomycin, </span><span class="dod-span" data-id="tetracyclines" tabindex="0"><span>tetracyclines</span></span><span>, and </span><span class="dod-span" data-id="macrolides" tabindex="0"><span>macrolides</span></span><span>, and the mass production of </span><span class="dod-span" data-id="penicillins" tabindex="0"><span>penicillin</span></span><span>, which Alexander Fleming discovered in 1928.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>However, progress slowed after the 1970s as pharmaceutical companies shifted their focus to chronic diseases. Today, there is a renewed need for innovation to tackle antibiotic resistance.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/golden-age-antibiotics" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>Read my article on the golden age of antibiotics and how we can spark a new one</span></a><span> →</span></p></div><div class="data-insight-footer"><div class="data-insights-related-topics"><p class="body-3-regular">Related topic pages:</p><ul><li><a href="/antibiotics">Antibiotics & Antibiotic Resistance</a></li></ul></div><button aria-label="Copy link to clipboard" data-track-note="data_insight_copy_link" id="copy-link-button" class="data-insight-copy-link-button body-3-medium"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="link" class="svg-inline--fa fa-link " role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 640 512"><path 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1900</h1></a><div class="data-insight-authors body-3-medium"><a class="data-insight-author" href="/team/bastian-herre"><div class="image linked-author-image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/64805a38-a0ac-4a7f-96ce-4f80ffe54500/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/64805a38-a0ac-4a7f-96ce-4f80ffe54500/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/64805a38-a0ac-4a7f-96ce-4f80ffe54500/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/64805a38-a0ac-4a7f-96ce-4f80ffe54500/w=386 386w" type="image/png" sizes="48px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/64805a38-a0ac-4a7f-96ce-4f80ffe54500/w=386" alt="Bastian Herre" class="" loading="lazy" data-filename="bastian-herre.png" width="386" height="386"/></picture></div>Bastian Herre</a></div><div class="data-insight-blocks"><figure class="article-block__image article-block__image--narrow col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 col-sm-start-2 span-sm-cols-12"><div class="image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/a2ab765c-d240-4345-6bb8-6f838fba7900/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/a2ab765c-d240-4345-6bb8-6f838fba7900/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/a2ab765c-d240-4345-6bb8-6f838fba7900/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/a2ab765c-d240-4345-6bb8-6f838fba7900/w=850 850w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/a2ab765c-d240-4345-6bb8-6f838fba7900/w=1350 1350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/a2ab765c-d240-4345-6bb8-6f838fba7900/w=2160 2160w" type="image/png" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 95vw, (min-width: 960px) 853px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/a2ab765c-d240-4345-6bb8-6f838fba7900/w=2160" alt="A line chart showing the global average life expectancy from 1900 to 2023. The vertical axis represents life expectancy in years, ranging from 0 to 80, while the horizontal axis indicates the years from 1900 to 2023. While average life expectancy was 32.0 years in 1900, it was 73.2 years in 2023. In 1770, the average life expectancy was only 28.5 years, depicted at the lower end of the graph. By 2023, it had risen to 73.2 years, noted at the upper portion. Key points on the graph highlight this change. Data sources cited include UN WPP (2024), HMD (2024), Zijdeman et al. (2015), and Riley (2005). The information can be further accessed at OurWorldinData.org/life-expectancy. The graph is labeled with the text "Global average life expectancy has more than doubled," emphasizing the significant increase over the centuries." class="lightbox-image" loading="lazy" data-filename="global-average-life-expectancy-has-more-than-doubled.png" width="2160" height="2160"/></picture><div class="article-block__image-download-button-container"><button aria-label="Download global-average-life-expectancy-has-more-than-doubled.png" class="article-block__image-download-button"><div class="article-block__image-download-button-background-layer"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="download" class="svg-inline--fa fa-download article-block__image-download-button-icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M288 32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32l0 242.7-73.4-73.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l128 128c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l128-128c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L288 274.7 288 32zM64 352c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64l0 32c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l384 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-32c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64l-101.5 0-45.3 45.3c-25 25-65.5 25-90.5 0L165.5 352 64 352zm368 56a24 24 0 1 1 0 48 24 24 0 1 1 0-48z"></path></svg><span class="article-block__image-download-button-text">Download image</span></div></button></div></div></figure><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>We can expect to live more than twice as long as our ancestors in 1900.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>As the chart shows, global average life expectancy was just 32 years at the beginning of the 20th century.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>This was a short life by today’s standards: in 2023, the average life expectancy had increased to 73 years. That’s 41 years longer.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>This remarkable increase is due to </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/economic-growth" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>improved living standards</span></a><span>, like better </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/hunger-and-undernourishment" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>nutrition</span></a><span> and </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/clean-water-sanitation" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>sanitation</span></a><span>, and advances in healthcare, such as </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/antibiotics" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>antibiotics</span></a><span> and </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/vaccination" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>vaccines</span></a><span>.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>While large </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/child-mortality-in-the-past" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>declines in child mortality</span></a><span> have been crucial, they have not been the </span><em><span>only</span></em><span> reason for the increase in life expectancy; it has increased </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/its-not-just-about-child-mortality-life-expectancy-improved-at-all-ages" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>across all ages</span></a><span>.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/life-expectancy-globally" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>Read more in our article “Twice as long – life expectancy around the world”</span></a><span> →</span></p></div><div class="data-insight-footer"><div class="data-insights-related-topics"><p class="body-3-regular">Related topic pages:</p><ul><li><a href="/life-expectancy">Life Expectancy</a></li></ul></div><button aria-label="Copy link to clipboard" data-track-note="data_insight_copy_link" id="copy-link-button" class="data-insight-copy-link-button body-3-medium"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="link" class="svg-inline--fa fa-link " role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 640 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M579.8 267.7c56.5-56.5 56.5-148 0-204.5c-50-50-128.8-56.5-186.3-15.4l-1.6 1.1c-14.4 10.3-17.7 30.3-7.4 44.6s30.3 17.7 44.6 7.4l1.6-1.1c32.1-22.9 76-19.3 103.8 8.6c31.5 31.5 31.5 82.5 0 114L422.3 334.8c-31.5 31.5-82.5 31.5-114 0c-27.9-27.9-31.5-71.8-8.6-103.8l1.1-1.6c10.3-14.4 6.9-34.4-7.4-44.6s-34.4-6.9-44.6 7.4l-1.1 1.6C206.5 251.2 213 330 263 380c56.5 56.5 148 56.5 204.5 0L579.8 267.7zM60.2 244.3c-56.5 56.5-56.5 148 0 204.5c50 50 128.8 56.5 186.3 15.4l1.6-1.1c14.4-10.3 17.7-30.3 7.4-44.6s-30.3-17.7-44.6-7.4l-1.6 1.1c-32.1 22.9-76 19.3-103.8-8.6C74 372 74 321 105.5 289.5L217.7 177.2c31.5-31.5 82.5-31.5 114 0c27.9 27.9 31.5 71.8 8.6 103.9l-1.1 1.6c-10.3 14.4-6.9 34.4 7.4 44.6s34.4 6.9 44.6-7.4l1.1-1.6C433.5 260.8 427 182 377 132c-56.5-56.5-148-56.5-204.5 0L60.2 244.3z"></path></svg> Copy link</button></div></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-12-full-width span-cols-14"><div class="span-cols-6 col-start-5 span-md-cols-8 col-md-start-4 span-sm-cols-14 col-sm-start-1 data-insight-body data-insight-body--has-tags"><p class="data-insight-dateline data-insight__dateline"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="calendar-day" class="svg-inline--fa fa-calendar-day data-insight-dateline__icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 448 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M128 0c17.7 0 32 14.3 32 32l0 32 128 0 0-32c0-17.7 14.3-32 32-32s32 14.3 32 32l0 32 48 0c26.5 0 48 21.5 48 48l0 48L0 160l0-48C0 85.5 21.5 64 48 64l48 0 0-32c0-17.7 14.3-32 32-32zM0 192l448 0 0 272c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48L48 512c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48L0 192zm80 64c-8.8 0-16 7.2-16 16l0 96c0 8.8 7.2 16 16 16l96 0c8.8 0 16-7.2 16-16l0-96c0-8.8-7.2-16-16-16l-96 0z"></path></svg>February 03, 2025</p><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-worlds-lithium-is-mined-in-just-a-handful-of-countries" class="data-insight-heading-link"><h1 class="display-3-semibold">The world’s lithium is mined in just a handful of countries</h1></a><div class="data-insight-authors body-3-medium"><a class="data-insight-author" href="/team/hannah-ritchie"><div class="image linked-author-image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=386 386w" type="image/png" sizes="48px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=386" alt="Hannah Ritchie" class="" loading="lazy" data-filename="Hannah_Ritchie-e1540908190161.jpg" width="386" height="386"/></picture></div>Hannah Ritchie</a><a class="data-insight-author" href="/team/pablo-rosado"><div class="image linked-author-image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42d871ee-28ca-4a97-b18e-de9b1a52a200/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42d871ee-28ca-4a97-b18e-de9b1a52a200/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42d871ee-28ca-4a97-b18e-de9b1a52a200/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42d871ee-28ca-4a97-b18e-de9b1a52a200/w=386 386w" type="image/png" sizes="48px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42d871ee-28ca-4a97-b18e-de9b1a52a200/w=386" alt="Pablo Rosado" class="" loading="lazy" data-filename="PabloRosado.jpg" width="386" height="386"/></picture></div>Pablo Rosado</a></div><div class="data-insight-blocks"><figure class="article-block__image article-block__image--narrow col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 col-sm-start-2 span-sm-cols-12"><div class="image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/8e32cc79-dac6-4ef1-90d9-583b574dad00/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/8e32cc79-dac6-4ef1-90d9-583b574dad00/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/8e32cc79-dac6-4ef1-90d9-583b574dad00/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/8e32cc79-dac6-4ef1-90d9-583b574dad00/w=850 850w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/8e32cc79-dac6-4ef1-90d9-583b574dad00/w=1080 1080w" type="image/png" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 95vw, (min-width: 960px) 853px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/8e32cc79-dac6-4ef1-90d9-583b574dad00/w=1080" alt="Bar chart showing the global lithium production by country in 2023. Australia leads with 48% of global production, followed by Chile at 24% and China at 18%. Argentina contributes 5.3%, Brazil 2.7%, Zimbabwe 1.9%, Canada 1.9%, and Portugal 0.21%. The chart highlights that Australia, China, and the "lithium triangle" (Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia) dominate lithium production. " class="lightbox-image" loading="lazy" data-filename="lithium-production-mobile.png" width="1080" height="1080"/></picture><div class="article-block__image-download-button-container"><button aria-label="Download lithium-production-mobile.png" class="article-block__image-download-button"><div class="article-block__image-download-button-background-layer"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="download" class="svg-inline--fa fa-download article-block__image-download-button-icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M288 32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32l0 242.7-73.4-73.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l128 128c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l128-128c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L288 274.7 288 32zM64 352c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64l0 32c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l384 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-32c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64l-101.5 0-45.3 45.3c-25 25-65.5 25-90.5 0L165.5 352 64 352zm368 56a24 24 0 1 1 0 48 24 24 0 1 1 0-48z"></path></svg><span class="article-block__image-download-button-text">Download image</span></div></button></div></div></figure><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Lithium is </span><a href="https://www.bgs.ac.uk/news/mineral-profile-lithium" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>a critical component</span></a><span> in many industries, including pharmaceuticals, optics, ceramics, and glass. But it’s best known for its use in batteries. Most rechargeable batteries in mobile phones, laptops, and consumer electronics are made from lithium-ion chemistries.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>It’s also receiving increasing attention as a critical mineral in batteries for electric cars and storage for renewable energy.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Just a handful of countries supply the world’s lithium. In the chart, you can see each country’s share of global </span><em><span>mined</span></em><span> production in 2023. Australia produced almost half. Combined with China, Chile, and Argentina, these four countries produced over 90% of the total.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia form the so-called “lithium triangle”, which are large lithium deposits that span across these three countries. While Bolivia has huge </span><a href="https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2024/mcs2024-lithium.pdf" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>lithium resources</span></a><span>, it has produced very little so far.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>This data comes from the </span><a href="https://doi.org/10.5066/P144BA54" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>United States Geological Survey</span></a><span>.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/minerals" class="span-link"><span>Explore which countries produce other critical minerals in our data explorer</span></a><span> →</span></p></div><div class="data-insight-footer"><div class="data-insights-related-topics"><p class="body-3-regular">Related topic pages:</p><ul><li><a 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289.5L217.7 177.2c31.5-31.5 82.5-31.5 114 0c27.9 27.9 31.5 71.8 8.6 103.9l-1.1 1.6c-10.3 14.4-6.9 34.4 7.4 44.6s34.4 6.9 44.6-7.4l1.1-1.6C433.5 260.8 427 182 377 132c-56.5-56.5-148-56.5-204.5 0L60.2 244.3z"></path></svg> Copy link</button></div></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-12-full-width span-cols-14"><div class="span-cols-6 col-start-5 span-md-cols-8 col-md-start-4 span-sm-cols-14 col-sm-start-1 data-insight-body data-insight-body--has-tags"><p class="data-insight-dateline data-insight__dateline"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="calendar-day" class="svg-inline--fa fa-calendar-day data-insight-dateline__icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 448 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M128 0c17.7 0 32 14.3 32 32l0 32 128 0 0-32c0-17.7 14.3-32 32-32s32 14.3 32 32l0 32 48 0c26.5 0 48 21.5 48 48l0 48L0 160l0-48C0 85.5 21.5 64 48 64l48 0 0-32c0-17.7 14.3-32 32-32zM0 192l448 0 0 272c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48L48 512c-26.5 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https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=386 386w" type="image/png" sizes="48px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=386" alt="Hannah Ritchie" class="" loading="lazy" data-filename="Hannah_Ritchie-e1540908190161.jpg" width="386" height="386"/></picture></div>Hannah Ritchie</a></div><div class="data-insight-blocks"><figure class="article-block__image article-block__image--narrow col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 col-sm-start-2 span-sm-cols-12"><div class="image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/9cdd609d-7834-4422-ab5a-548b4545fe00/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/9cdd609d-7834-4422-ab5a-548b4545fe00/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/9cdd609d-7834-4422-ab5a-548b4545fe00/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/9cdd609d-7834-4422-ab5a-548b4545fe00/w=850 850w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/9cdd609d-7834-4422-ab5a-548b4545fe00/w=1350 1350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/9cdd609d-7834-4422-ab5a-548b4545fe00/w=1620 1620w" type="image/png" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 95vw, (min-width: 960px) 853px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/9cdd609d-7834-4422-ab5a-548b4545fe00/w=1620" alt="A line chart that shows the global increase in 4G network coverage from 2015 to 2023. The x-axis represents years (2015 and 2023), while the y-axis shows coverage percentages. In 2015, North America had the highest coverage at 99%, followed by Europe (76%), Latin America (58%), and Asia (40%). Sub-Saharan Africa had the lowest at 11%. By 2023, North America and Europe reached 99%, Asia increased to 94%, Latin America to 91%, and Sub-Saharan Africa to 63%. Globally, coverage rose from 44% in 2015 to 90% in 2023, indicating that nearly 9-in-10 people worldwide are now within range of a 4G network. A note clarifies that network coverage does not imply usage." class="lightbox-image" loading="lazy" data-filename="4g-coverage-mobile-2.png" width="1620" height="1620"/></picture><div class="article-block__image-download-button-container"><button aria-label="Download 4g-coverage-mobile-2.png" class="article-block__image-download-button"><div class="article-block__image-download-button-background-layer"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="download" class="svg-inline--fa fa-download article-block__image-download-button-icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M288 32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32l0 242.7-73.4-73.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l128 128c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l128-128c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L288 274.7 288 32zM64 352c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64l0 32c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l384 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-32c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64l-101.5 0-45.3 45.3c-25 25-65.5 25-90.5 0L165.5 352 64 352zm368 56a24 24 0 1 1 0 48 24 24 0 1 1 0-48z"></path></svg><span class="article-block__image-download-button-text">Download image</span></div></button></div></div></figure><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Internet access </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/internet" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>has grown rapidly</span></a><span> over the last few decades. It lets us connect with people across countries and continents, helps students learn and apply for jobs, and is even the </span><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/mobile-money-accounts-are-surging-globally-especially-in-africa-and-asia" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>primary mode of banking</span></a><span> in some parts of the world.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>But having access to </span><em><span>fast</span></em><span> internet also matters. This is also changing quickly.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>In 2015, less than half — 44% — of the world population was in the range of a 4G network. That figure is now 90%. In the chart, you can see that this has increased quickly across many regions. This data comes from the International Telecommunication Union.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Note that being in the </span><em><span>range</span></em><span> of a 4G network doesn’t mean that someone is using it. If people don’t have a mobile, computer, or service to connect, they might be in the range of a network but not online.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/technological-change" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>Explore more charts on technological change across the world</span></a><span> →</span></p></div><div class="data-insight-footer"><div class="data-insights-related-topics"><p class="body-3-regular">Related topic pages:</p><ul><li><a href="/technological-change">Technological Change</a></li><li><a href="/internet">Internet</a></li></ul></div><button aria-label="Copy link to clipboard" data-track-note="data_insight_copy_link" id="copy-link-button" class="data-insight-copy-link-button body-3-medium"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="link" class="svg-inline--fa fa-link " role="img" 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class="display-3-semibold">Three countries had more women than men in parliament in 2023</h1></a><div class="data-insight-authors body-3-medium"><a class="data-insight-author" href="/team/hannah-ritchie"><div class="image linked-author-image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=386 386w" type="image/png" sizes="48px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=386" alt="Hannah Ritchie" class="" loading="lazy" data-filename="Hannah_Ritchie-e1540908190161.jpg" width="386" height="386"/></picture></div>Hannah Ritchie</a></div><div class="data-insight-blocks"><figure class="article-block__image article-block__image--narrow col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 col-sm-start-2 span-sm-cols-12"><div class="image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/79846dac-514a-4ec2-05f4-a3e197f23000/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/79846dac-514a-4ec2-05f4-a3e197f23000/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/79846dac-514a-4ec2-05f4-a3e197f23000/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/79846dac-514a-4ec2-05f4-a3e197f23000/w=850 850w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/79846dac-514a-4ec2-05f4-a3e197f23000/w=1350 1350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/79846dac-514a-4ec2-05f4-a3e197f23000/w=1620 1620w" type="image/png" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 95vw, (min-width: 960px) 853px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/79846dac-514a-4ec2-05f4-a3e197f23000/w=1620" alt="A world map visualizes the percentage of seats held by women in the lower or single chamber of parliaments for the year 2023. The map features various shades of blue, indicating different levels of female representation. Areas with no data are shown in white, while light yellow represents regions with more women than men in parliament. Countries highlighted specifically include Nicaragua, Cuba, and Rwanda, which are noted for having more women than men in their legislative bodies. The darker blue shades signify regions where men hold the majority of seats, with categories for "far more men" (over 75% male representation), "more men," "equal" representation, and "more women." The footer includes data sources credited to V-Dem (2024) and Our World in Data, labeled with a Creative Commons BY license." class="lightbox-image" loading="lazy" data-filename="women-parliament-mobile.png" width="1620" height="1620"/></picture><div class="article-block__image-download-button-container"><button aria-label="Download women-parliament-mobile.png" class="article-block__image-download-button"><div class="article-block__image-download-button-background-layer"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="download" class="svg-inline--fa fa-download article-block__image-download-button-icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M288 32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32l0 242.7-73.4-73.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l128 128c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l128-128c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L288 274.7 288 32zM64 352c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64l0 32c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l384 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-32c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64l-101.5 0-45.3 45.3c-25 25-65.5 25-90.5 0L165.5 352 64 352zm368 56a24 24 0 1 1 0 48 24 24 0 1 1 0-48z"></path></svg><span class="article-block__image-download-button-text">Download image</span></div></button></div></div></figure><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Women’s representation in national politics has increased dramatically in the last century.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>But men still hold more parliamentary seats in almost every country. There are three exceptions: Cuba, Nicaragua, and Rwanda.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>You can see this in the map. Most countries are in blue, meaning they have a higher share of men; in many countries, they make up more than 75% of the seats (shown in darker blue).</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Look closely enough, and you can see the three countries in red that have more women.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>This data comes from </span><a href="http://v-dem.net/vdemds.html" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>V-Dem</span></a><span> and is based on parliamentary seats in 2023.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-of-women-in-parliament" class="span-link"><span>Explore how the share of women in parliament has changed in other countries</span></a><span> →</span></p></div><div class="data-insight-footer"><div class="data-insights-related-topics"><p class="body-3-regular">Related topic pages:</p><ul><li><a href="/women-rights">Women's Rights</a></li></ul></div><button aria-label="Copy link to clipboard" data-track-note="data_insight_copy_link" id="copy-link-button" class="data-insight-copy-link-button body-3-medium"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="link" class="svg-inline--fa fa-link " role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 640 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M579.8 267.7c56.5-56.5 56.5-148 0-204.5c-50-50-128.8-56.5-186.3-15.4l-1.6 1.1c-14.4 10.3-17.7 30.3-7.4 44.6s30.3 17.7 44.6 7.4l1.6-1.1c32.1-22.9 76-19.3 103.8 8.6c31.5 31.5 31.5 82.5 0 114L422.3 334.8c-31.5 31.5-82.5 31.5-114 0c-27.9-27.9-31.5-71.8-8.6-103.8l1.1-1.6c10.3-14.4 6.9-34.4-7.4-44.6s-34.4-6.9-44.6 7.4l-1.1 1.6C206.5 251.2 213 330 263 380c56.5 56.5 148 56.5 204.5 0L579.8 267.7zM60.2 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32-32s32 14.3 32 32l0 32 48 0c26.5 0 48 21.5 48 48l0 48L0 160l0-48C0 85.5 21.5 64 48 64l48 0 0-32c0-17.7 14.3-32 32-32zM0 192l448 0 0 272c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48L48 512c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48L0 192zm80 64c-8.8 0-16 7.2-16 16l0 96c0 8.8 7.2 16 16 16l96 0c8.8 0 16-7.2 16-16l0-96c0-8.8-7.2-16-16-16l-96 0z"></path></svg>January 29, 2025</p><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/meat-preferences-vary-a-lot-across-different-countries" class="data-insight-heading-link"><h1 class="display-3-semibold">Meat preferences vary a lot across different countries</h1></a><div class="data-insight-authors body-3-medium"><a class="data-insight-author" href="/team/hannah-ritchie"><div class="image linked-author-image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7b9495f5-af80-466b-7640-55f35410d300/w=100 100w, 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https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/c00abf4d-4399-4a76-776f-320cf7885100/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/c00abf4d-4399-4a76-776f-320cf7885100/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/c00abf4d-4399-4a76-776f-320cf7885100/w=850 850w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/c00abf4d-4399-4a76-776f-320cf7885100/w=1350 1350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/c00abf4d-4399-4a76-776f-320cf7885100/w=1620 1620w" type="image/png" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 95vw, (min-width: 960px) 853px"/><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/c00abf4d-4399-4a76-776f-320cf7885100/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/c00abf4d-4399-4a76-776f-320cf7885100/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/c00abf4d-4399-4a76-776f-320cf7885100/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/c00abf4d-4399-4a76-776f-320cf7885100/w=850 850w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/c00abf4d-4399-4a76-776f-320cf7885100/w=1350 1350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/c00abf4d-4399-4a76-776f-320cf7885100/w=1620 1620w" type="image/png" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 95vw, (min-width: 960px) 853px"/><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/c00abf4d-4399-4a76-776f-320cf7885100/w=1620" alt="This chart titled "The most popular meats vary a lot across countries" shows the percentage of different types of meat consumption across five countries: Argentina, the United States, Japan, Germany, and Ethiopia. The meats are categorized as poultry, beef, sheep and goat, pork, other meats, and fish/seafood. For example, Argentina primarily consumes beef and poultry (both 40%), while Ethiopia consumes a significant portion of beef (45%) and sheep/goat meat (28%). Japan has high consumption of fish/seafood (44%), while Germany's diet is pork-heavy (48%). The chart uses color bars to represent each meat type with a clear legend at the top." class="lightbox-image" loading="lazy" data-filename="meat-by-type-mobile.png" width="1620" height="1620"/></picture><div class="article-block__image-download-button-container"><button aria-label="Download meat-by-type-desktop.png" class="article-block__image-download-button"><div class="article-block__image-download-button-background-layer"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="download" class="svg-inline--fa fa-download article-block__image-download-button-icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M288 32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32l0 242.7-73.4-73.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l128 128c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l128-128c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L288 274.7 288 32zM64 352c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64l0 32c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l384 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-32c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64l-101.5 0-45.3 45.3c-25 25-65.5 25-90.5 0L165.5 352 64 352zm368 56a24 24 0 1 1 0 48 24 24 0 1 1 0-48z"></path></svg><span class="article-block__image-download-button-text">Download image</span></div></button></div></div></figure><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>America’s most popular type of meat is chicken. In Argentina, chicken is tied with beef. And in Japan, it’s fish and seafood.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>There are large differences in the popularity of meat types across the world.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>In the chart above, you can see the share of supply that comes from different types of meat: poultry, beef, pork, goat, and seafood. I’ve picked just a selection of countries that highlight some of the variation across the world.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Of course, countries also eat very different </span><em><span>amounts</span></em><span> of meat; this chart focuses on the relative amounts in national diets.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>This data comes from the </span><a href="https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations</span></a><span>.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-meat-type" class="span-link"><span>Explore the most popular types of meat in your country in the global dataset</span></a><span> →</span></p></div><div class="data-insight-footer"><div class="data-insights-related-topics"><p class="body-3-regular">Related topic pages:</p><ul><li><a href="/meat-production">Meat & Dairy Production</a></li></ul></div><button aria-label="Copy link to clipboard" data-track-note="data_insight_copy_link" id="copy-link-button" class="data-insight-copy-link-button body-3-medium"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="link" class="svg-inline--fa fa-link " role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 640 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M579.8 267.7c56.5-56.5 56.5-148 0-204.5c-50-50-128.8-56.5-186.3-15.4l-1.6 1.1c-14.4 10.3-17.7 30.3-7.4 44.6s30.3 17.7 44.6 7.4l1.6-1.1c32.1-22.9 76-19.3 103.8 8.6c31.5 31.5 31.5 82.5 0 114L422.3 334.8c-31.5 31.5-82.5 31.5-114 0c-27.9-27.9-31.5-71.8-8.6-103.8l1.1-1.6c10.3-14.4 6.9-34.4-7.4-44.6s-34.4-6.9-44.6 7.4l-1.1 1.6C206.5 251.2 213 330 263 380c56.5 56.5 148 56.5 204.5 0L579.8 267.7zM60.2 244.3c-56.5 56.5-56.5 148 0 204.5c50 50 128.8 56.5 186.3 15.4l1.6-1.1c14.4-10.3 17.7-30.3 7.4-44.6s-30.3-17.7-44.6-7.4l-1.6 1.1c-32.1 22.9-76 19.3-103.8-8.6C74 372 74 321 105.5 289.5L217.7 177.2c31.5-31.5 82.5-31.5 114 0c27.9 27.9 31.5 71.8 8.6 103.9l-1.1 1.6c-10.3 14.4-6.9 34.4 7.4 44.6s34.4 6.9 44.6-7.4l1.1-1.6C433.5 260.8 427 182 377 132c-56.5-56.5-148-56.5-204.5 0L60.2 244.3z"></path></svg> Copy link</button></div></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-12-full-width span-cols-14"><div class="span-cols-6 col-start-5 span-md-cols-8 col-md-start-4 span-sm-cols-14 col-sm-start-1 data-insight-body data-insight-body--has-tags"><p class="data-insight-dateline data-insight__dateline"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="calendar-day" class="svg-inline--fa fa-calendar-day data-insight-dateline__icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 448 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M128 0c17.7 0 32 14.3 32 32l0 32 128 0 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The title reads "The world has passed 'peak pollution'," indicating that emissions of several pollutants have declined since their peak levels, except for ammonia. The pollutants shown are: - Sulphur dioxide (SO₂) – peaked in the mid-20th century and has since declined. - Nitrogen oxide (NOx) – followed a similar pattern, peaking around the late 20th century and then dropping. - Carbon monoxide (CO) – peaked mid-20th century and declined. - Black carbon (BC) – shows a rise until recently, followed by a drop. - Organic carbon (OC) – has risen steadily with a recent plateau. - Ammonia (NH₃) – continues to rise without a recent decline." class="lightbox-image" loading="lazy" data-filename="peak-pollution-mobile.png" width="1620" height="1620"/></picture><div class="article-block__image-download-button-container"><button aria-label="Download peak-pollution-desktop.png" class="article-block__image-download-button"><div class="article-block__image-download-button-background-layer"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="download" class="svg-inline--fa fa-download article-block__image-download-button-icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M288 32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32l0 242.7-73.4-73.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l128 128c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l128-128c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L288 274.7 288 32zM64 352c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64l0 32c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l384 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-32c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64l-101.5 0-45.3 45.3c-25 25-65.5 25-90.5 0L165.5 352 64 352zm368 56a24 24 0 1 1 0 48 24 24 0 1 1 0-48z"></path></svg><span class="article-block__image-download-button-text">Download image</span></div></button></div></div></figure><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Global emissions of local air pollutants have probably passed their peak.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>The chart shows estimates of global emissions of pollutants such as sulphur dioxide (which causes acid rain), nitrogen oxides, and black and organic carbon.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>These pollutants are harmful to human health and can also damage ecosystems.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>It looks like emissions have peaked for almost all of these pollutants. Global air pollution is now falling, and we can save many lives by accelerating this decline.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>The exception is ammonia, which is mainly produced by agriculture. Its emissions are still rising.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>These estimates come from the </span><a href="https://github.com/JGCRI/CEDS/tree/master" class="span-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>Community Emissions Data System (CEDS)</span></a><span>.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/long-run-air-pollution" class="span-link"><span>Air pollution has not peaked everywhere in the world — explore the data for your country</span></a><span> →</span></p></div><div class="data-insight-footer"><div class="data-insights-related-topics"><p class="body-3-regular">Related topic pages:</p><ul><li><a href="/air-pollution">Air Pollution</a></li></ul></div><button aria-label="Copy link to clipboard" data-track-note="data_insight_copy_link" 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27, 2025</p><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-most-frequent-international-migration-journeys-are-between-neighboring-countries" class="data-insight-heading-link"><h1 class="display-3-semibold">The most frequent international migration journeys are between neighboring countries</h1></a><div class="data-insight-authors body-3-medium"><a class="data-insight-author" href="/team/simon-van-teutem"><div class="image linked-author-image"><picture><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42381add-6fe4-43d8-0b26-d771ee7f5f00/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42381add-6fe4-43d8-0b26-d771ee7f5f00/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42381add-6fe4-43d8-0b26-d771ee7f5f00/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/42381add-6fe4-43d8-0b26-d771ee7f5f00/w=850 850w, 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class="image"><picture><source media="(max-width: 768px)" srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/709e03c9-05bd-4cd6-b645-bdce7c86ae00/w=48 48w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/709e03c9-05bd-4cd6-b645-bdce7c86ae00/w=100 100w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/709e03c9-05bd-4cd6-b645-bdce7c86ae00/w=350 350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/709e03c9-05bd-4cd6-b645-bdce7c86ae00/w=850 850w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/709e03c9-05bd-4cd6-b645-bdce7c86ae00/w=1350 1350w, https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/709e03c9-05bd-4cd6-b645-bdce7c86ae00/w=1620 1620w" type="image/png" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 95vw, (min-width: 960px) 853px"/><source srcSet="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/709e03c9-05bd-4cd6-b645-bdce7c86ae00/w=48 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A horizontal axis represents the distance in kilometers, ranging from 0 to over 10,000. The vertical axis shows the share of all emigrants as a percentage. There are data points indicating that the majority of international migrants come from neighboring countries, which are highlighted as the most common destinations. The largest share falls within the 0 to 500 kilometers distance range, with decreasing percentages as the distance increases. The source of the data is listed at the bottom, citing UN DESA (2020) and Natural Earth (2024). Additionally, there is a note explaining that the distances represent the shortest geographical distances between the borders of the origin and destination countries." class="lightbox-image" loading="lazy" data-filename="migration_distance_DI_mobile.png" width="1620" height="2064"/></picture><div class="article-block__image-download-button-container"><button aria-label="Download migration_distance_DI_desktop.png" class="article-block__image-download-button"><div class="article-block__image-download-button-background-layer"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="download" class="svg-inline--fa fa-download article-block__image-download-button-icon" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M288 32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32l0 242.7-73.4-73.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l128 128c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l128-128c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L288 274.7 288 32zM64 352c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64l0 32c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l384 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-32c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64l-101.5 0-45.3 45.3c-25 25-65.5 25-90.5 0L165.5 352 64 352zm368 56a24 24 0 1 1 0 48 24 24 0 1 1 0-48z"></path></svg><span class="article-block__image-download-button-text">Download image</span></div></button></div></div></figure><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>One way to understand how far international migrants move is to measure the shortest distance between the borders of their origin and destination countries.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>The chart above shows these distances for all international migrant populations worldwide. It includes the </span><em><span>total</span></em><span> number of people living outside their home country rather than yearly migration flows.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>Most migration journeys are short, with neighboring countries (shown as “0 km” on the chart) the most common destinations. Nearly half of all migrants — about 47% — move less than 500 kilometers, roughly the distance from the Netherlands to Switzerland. The median distance between origin and destination countries is just under 600 kilometers.</span></p><p class="article-block__text col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2"><span>24% of migrants travel over 3,000 kilometers, about the distance from Ukraine to Portugal. 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Since 2001, the price has dropped by about 95%, [from $6.21 to $0.31 per watt](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/solar-pv-prices?time=2001..latest).\n\n[Learn more about why renewables like solar became so cheap so fast](https://ourworldindata.org/cheap-renewables-growth) →", "publicationContext": "unlisted", "breadcrumbs": null, "manualBreadcrumbs": null, "tags": [ { "gdocId": "1KfonPPpuF8uZZgJfc1_1_jxQFmoZrm48rbMov91HpJs", "id": 72, "name": "Energy", "createdAt": "2016-01-01T00:00:00.000Z", "updatedAt": "2023-12-04T19:58:21.000Z", "parentId": 1504, "specialType": null, "slug": "energy" } ], "errors": [], "donors": [], "imageMetadata": { "days_per_gw_solar_v1.png": { "id": 2862, "googleId": null, "filename": "days_per_gw_solar_v1.png", "defaultAlt": "A line graph depicting the average number of days it took to install a gigawatt of solar energy capacity worldwide from 2001 to 2023. The vertical axis represents the number of days on a logarithmic scale, spanning from 1 to 1000 days. 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This is based on surveys across the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, from 1993 to 2022.\n\nThe United States stands out as the country with the highest percentage of people who consider religion important, though this has declined from 79% to 61%. The shift was even sharper in Canada, falling from 61% to 35%.\n\nReligion was already less important to people in Australia, the UK, and New Zealand but in all three countries, this share dropped by more than a quarter.\n\n[Explore this data on the importance of religion for many more countries](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/how-important-religion-is-in-your-life) →", "publicationContext": "unlisted", "breadcrumbs": null, "manualBreadcrumbs": null, "tags": [ { "gdocId": "1vxAdDWDBJBWi0_EVXEuyEzpuhbWuIoKxp_O26S_PEhw", "id": 159, "name": "Happiness & Life Satisfaction", "createdAt": "2016-01-01T00:00:00.000Z", "updatedAt": "2023-12-04T19:58:22.000Z", "parentId": 1835, "specialType": null, "slug": "happiness-and-life-satisfaction" } ], "errors": [], "donors": [], "imageMetadata": { "across-the-anglosaxon-world-people-value-religion-less-than-before-mobile.png": { "id": 2831, "googleId": null, "filename": "across-the-anglosaxon-world-people-value-religion-less-than-before-mobile.png", "defaultAlt": "A line graph titled \"In some English-speaking countries, people value religion less than before\" displays data from 1993 to 2022 on the share of people who consider religion \"very important\" or \"rather important\" in their lives. 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That’s 41 years longer.\n\nThis remarkable increase is due to [improved living standards](https://ourworldindata.org/economic-growth), like better [nutrition](https://ourworldindata.org/hunger-and-undernourishment) and [sanitation](https://ourworldindata.org/clean-water-sanitation), and advances in healthcare, such as [antibiotics](https://ourworldindata.org/antibiotics) and [vaccines](https://ourworldindata.org/vaccination).\n\nWhile large [declines in child mortality](https://ourworldindata.org/child-mortality-in-the-past) have been crucial, they have not been the _only_ reason for the increase in life expectancy; it has increased [across all ages](https://ourworldindata.org/its-not-just-about-child-mortality-life-expectancy-improved-at-all-ages).\n\n[Read more in our article “Twice as long – life expectancy around the world”](https://ourworldindata.org/life-expectancy-globally) →", "publicationContext": "unlisted", "breadcrumbs": null, "manualBreadcrumbs": null, "tags": [ { "gdocId": "1jpZigTOkpMkfLLXT2jgRnONutB6dEBygVeJrxZXWtUk", "id": 7, "name": "Life Expectancy", "createdAt": "2016-01-01T00:00:00.000Z", "updatedAt": "2023-12-04T19:58:20.000Z", "parentId": 1500, "specialType": null, "slug": "life-expectancy" } ], "errors": [], "donors": [], "imageMetadata": { "global-average-life-expectancy-has-more-than-doubled.png": { "id": 2838, "googleId": null, "filename": "global-average-life-expectancy-has-more-than-doubled.png", "defaultAlt": "A line chart showing the global average life expectancy from 1900 to 2023. 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Its emissions are still rising.\n\nThese estimates come from the [Community Emissions Data System (CEDS)](https://github.com/JGCRI/CEDS/tree/master).\n\n[Air pollution has not peaked everywhere in the world — explore the data for your country](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/long-run-air-pollution) →", "publicationContext": "unlisted", "breadcrumbs": null, "manualBreadcrumbs": null, "tags": [ { "gdocId": "1Kt-su1NEu3AFyzlCCjQYNVVSxtdI3G-0f8yS-3GhI6c", "id": 106, "name": "Air Pollution", "createdAt": "2016-01-01T00:00:00.000Z", "updatedAt": "2023-12-04T19:58:21.000Z", "parentId": 1501, "specialType": null, "slug": "air-pollution" } ], "errors": [], "donors": [], "imageMetadata": { "peak-pollution-desktop.png": { "id": 2170, "googleId": "18FbY8Fqvzf7nfEz5Mqus1VmvJA8Ma6kq", "filename": "peak-pollution-desktop.png", "defaultAlt": "The image shows a series of six line graphs depicting the trends in global emissions of different pollutants from 1750 to 2022. 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