STATISTICS ABOUT OUR WORLD
MIND BOGGLING STATS ABOUT THE CLIMATE, CONSUMPTION AND THE CURRENT SOCIAL LANDSCAPE
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE
1.7 planets
Humanity currently uses the equivalent of 1.7 planets to provide the resources necessary to provide goods and absorb waste.
Source: Global Footprint Network
2.3 tons
Is what the average footprint should be per person in CO2e by 2030, to stay aligned with the climate goals of keeping global warming to 1.5°C. Americans have an average footprint of 16 tons and Malawians 0.1 tons. TL;DR: We're not all equally liable for the climate crisis.
Source: Oxfam and Our World in Data
51 billion
tons of greenhouse gases are added to the atmosphere every year. We must aim to 0 to stop the warming and avoid the worst effects of climate change.
Source: How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, Bill Gates
20%
of carbon dioxide emitted today will still be there in 10,000 years
Source: How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, Bill Gates
69%
The average size of vertebrate populations (mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, and reptiles) declined by 69 percent between 1970 and 2018.
Source: Living Planet Report 2022, WWF
CONSUMPTION
2 billion
There are now 1.4 billion motor vehicles, 2 billion personal computers and more mobile phones than people on earth.
Source: How to Save Our Planet, Mark Maslin
74 billion
chickens are currently raised and slaughtered, each year.
230x
In the last 70 years, plastic production has been multiplied by 230. The problem? Only 9% of plastic waste gets recycled.
£370,000,000
Discarded or hoarded household electricals cost the UK economy £370 million per year of lost valuable raw materials such as gold, copper, aluminium and steel.
Source: recycleyourelectricals.org.uk
96%
of the mass of all animals on earth is those we raise to eat.
Source: A Life on Our Planet, David Attenborough
2,700
The amount of litres necessary to make a cotton t-shirt.
15 billion
trees are cut down every year. The top driver for deforestation is beef production.
SOCIAL
1% - 50%
In 2017, the world's richest 1% of adults owned 50.1% of global wealth.
Source: Credit Suisse, 2017
27.6 million
Forced labour affects at least 27.6 million people worldwide
Source: What is Forced Labour?
POSITIVE CLIMATE NEWS
8+ billion
This is the total population size. If we unite 8 billion individuals, we can change the world.
Source: Worldometer
7/10
7 people out of 10 are more aware now than before COVID-19 that human activity threatens the climate and that degradation of the environment, in turn, threatens humans.
Source: Boston Consulting Group
21 million
Since 2010, over 21 million square km has been placed within protected and conserved areas. 42% of the area now within protected and conserved areas has been added in the last decade.
Source: Protected Planet Report, 2020
12%
Wind and solar reach a record 12% of global electricity in 2022.