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Growth · April 3, 2016

Our World In Data

A web publication showcasing empirical research and data

Our World In Data launched on April 3, 2016 with 102 votes, #383 of 4,301 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

What it does

Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems.

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. How often do people in high-burden areas get malaria? Studies suggest that many children can experience five or more malaria infections a year. Wild mammal biomass has declined by 85% since the rise of humans. But we can turn things around by reducing the amount of land we use for agriculture. We’re hiring a writer who can make the world’s largest problems understandable to our large Our World in Data audience. 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…from ourworldindata.org

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