One of my main motivations for founding Our World in Data was to overcome the mad reality in academia that much of the most important research and data is locked away behind paywalls.

I wanted research and data to be a public good, accessible to *everyone*.

If you find our work…

A very positive development in Europe and I don't think this has been reported much in the media during the last few decades.

The suicide rates among young people declined in many European countries.

One of my main motivations for founding Our World in Data was to overcome the mad reality in academia that much of the most important research and data is locked away behind paywalls.

I wanted research and data to be a public good, accessible to *everyone*.

If you find our work…

Oil spills from tankers have fallen by more than 90% since the 1970s

Today's data insight is by Hannah Ritchie.

You can find all of our Data Insights on their dedicated feed: ourworldindata.org/data-insights

Global soy production — what is it used for?

38 million km² of land are used for the production of meat and dairy — either as grazing land or cropland to grow animal feed.

This is an area as large as the entirety of the Americas.

From my article on how we can protect the world's wilderness: ourworldindata.org/agricultural-p…

The share of people who donate some of their money has increased.

28% donated in 2013, according to Gallup. Ten years later, this was true for 37% of people worldwide.

For today's Our World in Data Data Insight I calculated how many children died since 1950.

I had never done this before and I was shocked to see just how many lives ended so very early.

(Energy) poverty is very bad for humans and the environment: africanistperspective.com/p/energy-pover…

i remember health workers visiting every street at the end of the day to make sure not a single child was left without a polio vaccine dose.

india's vaccination drives have been an amazing success.

Thread: After more than a year of work, we have now launched dataforindia.com, a public platform that seeks to expand access to Indian data for everyone, and deepen the understanding of the country that can come from this data

Today's Data Insight by @maxcroser:

From 5% to 71% in 25 years: Kenya has made substantial progress in providing access to electricity

🔗 ourworldindata.org/data-insights#…

NEW: CO₂ emissions from aviation have doubled in the last 30 years, and are likely to keep rising

ourworldindata.org/global-aviatio…

By Hannah Ritchie

I wish our reaction was as positive and emotional when we see new data showing a big, positive development.

Given how fantastic and important an achievement like this is, hugs and celebrations are the right reaction.

Over half of all children suffer from micronutrient deficiencies.

The consequences include birth defects, cognitive impairment, blindness, and death.

Here is our Our World in Data page on it: ourworldindata.org/micronutrient-…