How we got here.

What it is

Earth Stats exists to make the pace of change on our planet something people can feel, not just read. It shows live estimates of how fast we are using the planet's resources and changing its climate, alongside the human numbers behind them, one figure at a time, on a 3D Earth that turns to where each one is happening.

It is free, independent and non-commercial: no accounts, no ads, nothing to buy. It is built for students, teachers and anyone curious, and every figure links to the organisation that published it.

Earth Stats aims to inform, not to alarm. Alongside what is running out, it shows what is improving, such as renewable energy, and it tries to present every number calmly, accurately and in context.

For schools and organisations

Schools, colleges, universities, libraries, museums and community groups are welcome to use Earth Stats, free of charge, including:

• In class: open it on a projector or smart board, or let students explore it on their own devices.
• On screens and digital boards: leave the Live view open; it moves through every stat on its own and turns the globe as it goes.
• On your website or intranet: embed a single live number from any stat's page.
• In lessons and materials: use screenshots and recordings, with the credit "Source: Earth Stats (earthstats.in)" and the original source named for each figure.

Ready-made ten-minute activities and a printable sheet are on the For classrooms page.

A few notes for educators and IT teams:

• Sensitive topics. Some stats count deaths, hunger and disease, including deaths of young children. They are part of an honest picture of the world, but you may want to preview the Health and Food categories before showing them to younger students.
• Network and devices. Earth Stats loads from earthstats.in, with no third-party scripts, fonts or ads, so it usually works behind school filters. (The only exception is the small "Featured on" badges at the end of Credits, which load from their own sites.) It runs in any modern browser on computers, tablets and phones. A laptop or desktop shows the sharpest globe.
• Accessibility. The site works with a keyboard, and the system "reduce motion" setting stops the stats from changing on their own and slows the globe. Some of the smallest labels are fainter than we'd like, and we're improving them. If something doesn't work for your students, please tell us.
• Corrections. If a number looks wrong or a source has published newer figures, write to hello@earthstats.in. We review every report and update the Sources list when figures change.
• Talk to us. Planning to use Earth Stats with a class, a campus screen or an event? We'd love to hear how, and to help: hello@earthstats.in.

How the numbers work

Earth Stats shows live estimates, not real-time measurements. Almost no organisation counts the world second by second. Instead, we take the latest yearly figure from a published source and spread it evenly over the year, so a number like "births this year" counts up steadily from 1 January. Figures that describe a level, such as people online, start from the source's latest value and move at its recent trend.

That means every live number is an approximation. It can differ from the true value, and it will change when sources publish new data. Each stat on the site names its source and, where it isn't a figure published directly by that source, says how it was produced:

• Yearly figure, counted live: a published yearly total spread evenly over time.
• Calculated by Earth Stats: worked out from one or more published figures. The calculation is described below.
• Rough estimate: a widely cited figure with high uncertainty. Treat it as an order of magnitude.

Your Earth uses UN population and births data and NOAA CO₂ records, interpolated between published years, so your personal figures are estimates too.

Sources

Every stat on the site, where it comes from and how it is produced. Last reviewed October 2026.

Then & Now

Then & Now shows full calendar years only, exactly as each organisation published them; the current, unfinished year is never included. Each series is rebuilt from its original publisher and checked for gaps. Short notes on the line ("moments") are checked against the same data.

• CO₂ in the air (1959–2025): NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Mauna Loa, Public domain (US Government).
• CO₂ from fossil fuels (1950–2024): Global Carbon Budget (2025), via Our World in Data, CC BY 4.0.
• Global temperature (1850–2025): Met Office Hadley Centre, HadCRUT5, via Our World in Data, CC BY 4.0. Compared with the 1861–1890 average, a common stand-in for pre-industrial temperatures.
• Arctic sea ice (September minimum) (1979–2025): National Snow and Ice Data Center, Sea Ice Index, via Our World in Data, CC BY 4.0. The smallest area the Arctic sea ice covers each year, in September.
• Tree cover lost (2001–2024): Global Forest Watch (2025), via Our World in Data, CC BY 4.0. All tree cover lost, from every cause, including fires and logging. Some of it grows back.
• Renewables’ share of electricity (2000–2025): Ember (2026), via Our World in Data, CC BY 4.0.
• Price of solar panels (1975–2025): IRENA (2025) and other sources, via Our World in Data, CC BY 4.0. The price of a solar panel per watt of power, in 2025 dollars.
• People on Earth (1950–2023): UN World Population Prospects (2024), via Our World in Data, CC BY 4.0.
• Child mortality (1950–2024): UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025), via Our World in Data, CC BY 4.0. The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
• Extreme poverty (1990–2025): World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026), via Our World in Data, CC BY 4.0. Living on less than $3 a day (2021 prices). Recent years are World Bank estimates, extrapolated from economic forecasts.

Press

Earth Stats is a free, live 3D globe of the planet's numbers, built by Aymaan Shahzad (B.Tech, Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay, 2026). Journalists, educators and bloggers are welcome to write about it and to use its screenshots with the credit "Earth Stats (earthstats.in)".

• Press kit: logo, four screenshots and a short description (4 MB).
• Video: a 35-second tour.
• Contact: hello@earthstats.in

Credits

• Made by Aymaan Shahzad.
• Earth imagery: Solar System Scope, licensed under CC BY 4.0, based on NASA imagery. Colours and lighting adjusted by Earth Stats.
• Country borders: Natural Earth (public domain), drawn as recognised by the Government of India; Crimea is shown as part of Ukraine, as recognised by the UN General Assembly.
• 3D rendering: three.js (MIT License).
• Typeface: Inter by Rasmus Andersson (SIL Open Font License 1.1).
• Statistics remain the work of the organisations listed under Sources. Earth Stats is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them.

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Terms of use

By using Earth Stats you agree to these terms.

• For learning and general interest. The site is educational. Its figures are estimates and must not be relied on for financial, medical, legal, policy or other decisions. Check the original sources for anything that matters.
• No guarantee. The site and its content are provided "as is", without warranties of any kind, including accuracy, completeness or availability.
• Limitation of liability. To the fullest extent the law allows, Earth Stats is not liable for any loss or damage arising from use of, or reliance on, the site or its content.
• Third-party sources. Links to other websites are provided for reference. We don’t control them and aren’t responsible for their content.
• Trademarks. ChatGPT and OpenAI are trademarks of OpenAI. X is a trademark of X Corp. Google is a trademark of Google LLC. Other names belong to their owners. They are used only to describe the statistics, and Earth Stats is not affiliated with these companies.
• Sharing. You’re welcome to share images and videos you create with Your Earth. Please keep the Earth Stats credit on them.
• Educational and public use. Schools, universities, libraries, museums, non-profits and other organisations may display, project and embed Earth Stats free of charge, including on public screens, as long as Earth Stats is credited and the figures are not altered or presented out of context.
• Fair use of the site. Please don’t present Earth Stats or its figures as your own, imply that Earth Stats endorses you, frame it in a way that hides its name, or copy the site in bulk. Linking, embedding and quoting individual figures with credit are always welcome.
• Changes. We may update the site, its figures and these terms at any time. The version on this page applies.
• Law. These terms are governed by the laws of India.

Privacy

• No accounts, no cookies, no ads. Earth Stats doesn’t use cookies, advertising or cross-site tracking, and doesn’t sell or share data.
• Privacy-friendly visit counts. We use Vercel Web Analytics and Speed Insights to count page views and measure loading speed. They set no cookies and store no personal identifiers; visits are counted in aggregate, and a visitor can’t be followed from one day to the next. See Vercel’s analytics privacy notice.
• What stays on your device. A few things are saved only in your own browser so the site remembers them: your birth date if you use Your Earth, your quiz answers and score, and your Earth Streak. None of it is sent to us or anyone else. Clearing your browser data removes it.
• Share images and videos are made on your device. Nothing is uploaded unless you choose to share it yourself.
• Hosting. Our host, Vercel, processes standard technical data such as IP addresses to deliver and protect the site, under its privacy policy.
• Children and students. Earth Stats is designed to be safe for all ages. It doesn’t ask for names, emails or logins, doesn’t collect personal data from anyone, and doesn’t profile users or show targeted advertising, so it can be used in classrooms without collecting student data.
• Changes to this notice. If how Earth Stats handles data ever changes, this section will be updated first. Last updated November 2026.

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