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Crop yields have increased dramatically in recent decades, but crops like maize would have improved more without climate change
https://ourworldindata.org/crop-yields-climate-impact
Published: September 30, 2024 08:57
Climate change has slowed the productivity of key crops such as maize and soybeans, but might have had small positive impacts on wheat.
Low-carbon technologies need far less mining than fossil fuels
https://ourworldindata.org/low-carbon-technologies-need-far-less-mining-fossil-fuels
Published: September 23, 2024 05:00
Mining for coal is much more resource-intensive than renewables or nuclear power.
Metals and minerals are vital for modern infrastructure and the energy transition
https://ourworldindata.org/metals-minerals
Published: September 16, 2024 05:10
Discover which countries have these critical resources, where they are mined and refined, and how they’re traded across the world.
Which countries have the critical minerals needed for the energy transition?
https://ourworldindata.org/countries-critical-minerals-needed-energy-transition
Published: September 16, 2024 05:05
An overview of the distribution of critical minerals for clean energy.
Half of all child deaths are linked to malnutrition
https://ourworldindata.org/half-child-deaths-linked-malnutrition
Published: September 9, 2024 05:00
Improving the nutrition of mothers and children could save many lives at a relatively low cost.
Many of us can save a child’s life, if we rely on the best data
https://ourworldindata.org/many-us-can-save-childs-life-rely-best-data
Published: September 2, 2024 07:40
There are many ways to improve the world, but their cost-effectiveness varies immensely. You can achieve a lot more if you rely on the best data on where to donate.
Antipsychotic medications: a timeline of innovations and remaining challenges
https://ourworldindata.org/antipsychotic-medications-timeline
Published: August 26, 2024 06:20
Scientists have developed effective and safer antipsychotic medications, but much improvement is still needed.
Tracking the extent of homelessness around the world
https://ourworldindata.org/homelessness
Published: August 19, 2024 08:57
How many are affected by homelessness in each country? How is their number changing over time?
How do global statistics on suicide differ between sources?
https://ourworldindata.org/how-do-global-statistics-on-suicide-differ-between-sources
Published: August 5, 2024 09:00
To better monitor and prevent suicides globally, it's crucial to understand how they are measured and estimated by different sources.
Air conditioning causes around 3% of greenhouse gas emissions. How will this change in the future?
https://ourworldindata.org/air-conditioning-causes-around-greenhouse-gas-emissions-will-change-future
Published: July 29, 2024 06:35
Demand is set to triple by 2050. Can it be met in an energy-efficient way?