Environment domain of statistics covers such essential topics as air and water pollution, emissions of greenhouse gases and climate change, biodiversity and protected areas, forestry and agricultural environmental performance, use of fertilizers, environmental protection expenditure, waste management and others. On this page you can find relevant data on all the topics mentioned above which is provided by reliable sources including UN, OECD, Eurostat, Earth Policy Institute, PBL, EDGAR etc. By looking through ready-made dashboards or by creating your own ones on the basis of available datasets investigate global environmental trends. For example you may find that global CO2 emissions increased by 37 times during the last 100 years, through the same period global temperature deviations from 1951-1980 average were constantly rising to reach a peak of +0.65 degrees Celsius in 2005, as of 2012, Switzerland has the strongest environmental performance in the world according to the Environmental Performance Index. These and many other tendencies of the global environment can be easily accessed through the presented page.
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Have you ever wondered whether cattle rearing or car driving contributes more to the increase in greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the Earth’s atmosphere, thus exacerbating global warming? Look no further than today’s Viz of the Day, which provides insights on this issue courtesy of a report published by the Food and Agriculture Organization. The data clearly indicates that the modern livestock sector contributes more significantly to global warming than the whole of the transport sector. Among livestock species, cattle are responsible for nearly 65 percent of GHG emissions, with a single...
While mainstream media outlets globally may be focused on the relationship between climate change and extreme weather, crop performance, and infrastructure resilience, economists and business strategists alike are turning toward greener measures and outlooks of economic performance. The 2018 Global Green Economy Index (GGEI) by Dual Citizen LLC is one of several initiatives—others include the Green Growth Knowledge Platform and the UN Partnership for Action on Green Economy—working to provide policy guidance, promote good practices, and generate and promote the data necessary to...
In spite of efforts to curb emissions and the rising global temperature, the climate has changed as the volume of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has grown over the past century and a half. This reality places a fine point on the imperative of countries preparing for and adapting to the negative consequences of climate change. The Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative's (ND-GAIN) Country Index measures climate adaptation of 192 countries over the past 23 years. Measuring two main dimensions of adaptation - vulnerability and readiness - the Index compares countries by level of...
Hurricane Matthew is estimated to be the most powerful storm to hit the Caribbean region in the last decade. The hurricane has already uprooted hundreds of thousands of people in Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica, according to the latest situation report from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The total population exposed to Matthew Cyclone is more than 10 million people—roughly equal to the total population of Haiti—and half of these people are vulnerable to the hurricane. We at Knoema have a special ongoing relationship with the government and people...
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