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Bite-sized insights on how the world is changing, written by our team
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A 73% average decline in wildlife populations: an overview of the 2026 Living Planet Index report
https://ourworldindata.org/2026-lpi-update
Published: October 8, 2026 00:00
A guide to understanding the Living Planet Index and what it does and doesn’t mean.
What impact will climate change have on malaria?
https://ourworldindata.org/what-impact-will-climate-change-have-on-malaria
Published: October 5, 2026 00:00
More than 600,000 people die from malaria every year. Will climate change make this worse?
How high is current immigration to the United States, in historical perspective?
Published: September 21, 2026 00:00
Using long-run census data to understand the scale of recent US migration trends, and how these compare to previous centuries.
Is organic farming better for the environment than conventional farming?
https://ourworldindata.org/is-organic-farming-better-for-the-environment-than-conventional-farming
Published: September 14, 2026 00:00
Organic farming often wins when we compare impacts on one unit of land, but there is no clear winner when we look at impacts per unit of food production.
A never-ending childhood of malaria
https://ourworldindata.org/a-never-ending-childhood-of-malaria
Published: September 7, 2026 00:00
How often do people in high-burden areas get malaria? Studies suggest that many children can experience five or more malaria infections a year.
Beef production in Brazil has been the largest driver of global deforestation in recent decades
Published: August 31, 2026 00:00
Most beef production in Brazil is to meet domestic rather than international demand.
The rise of electoral democracy
https://ourworldindata.org/the-rise-of-electoral-democracy
Published: August 24, 2026 00:00
How elections spread, voting rights expanded, and political competition developed around the world over the last two centuries.
Which countries have already passed peak population, and when will the rest do so?
Published: August 17, 2026 00:00
Falling fertility rates have created a unique scenario in human history: many countries are experiencing structural population decline.
138 million children are in child labor. What does this actually mean?
https://ourworldindata.org/138-million-children-are-in-child-labor-what-does-this-actually-mean
Published: August 10, 2026 00:00
According to a UN report published last year, there are 138 million children in child labor. In this article, we look at what this estimate exactly captures.
How primary energy is measured has changed across our charts
https://ourworldindata.org/primary-energy-measurement-change
Published: August 7, 2026 00:00
The Energy Institute no longer uses the substitution method to estimate primary energy. Here’s why that matters for our charts on energy.