Data is too often published in a way that’s hard to understand, check and build upon – reinforcing the low valuation it gets in society. Here is how we’re trying to break out of this bad equilibrium.

Estimates suggest that around every third child in the world suffers from lead poisoning. What can we do to reduce this?

The decline of global poverty is one of the most important achievements in history, but the end of poverty is still very far away.

How are confirmed cases translating into hospitalizations, ICU admissions and deaths now that many have been vaccinated?

We are just one step away from unlocking the world’s energy data for everyone. This would be a massive achievement for progress on energy and climate.

Explore the global food system from field to plate, for all countries in the world.

How much does it matter whether or not you are born into a productive, industrialized economy?

How do energy footprints compare across the world when we adjust for the goods that we import from overseas?

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Half of all countries are democracies. But how many people enjoy democratic rights?

This Data Review presents published estimates of the global death toll from air pollution and provides the context that makes them understandable.

To understand how the pandemic is evolving, it’s crucial to know how death rates from COVID-19 are affected by vaccination status.

Explore death rates, numbers of people affected, and economic damages from natural disasters across the world.

Despite making immense progress against extreme poverty, it is still the reality for every tenth person in the world.

Our annual update based on the latest release from the Global Carbon Project. Explore it here.

Repealing subsidies is not easy, but it is possible – and the world is slowly making progress in this direction

The world has made a lot of progress in recent generations, but millions of children are still not in school.

How are fish stocks changing across the world? How much is overfished? Explore our latest work on this topic.

Explore climate change impacts including temperature rise, ocean heat content, sea level rise and glacial melt.

Some countries need more fertilizers to increase crop yields. But some could cut back without sacrificing food production.

Nutrients are essential for crop growth. But when they’re overapplied they become a pollutant. Which countries generate the most pollution?