Chemicals

The chemicals in plastics, cosmetics and everyday products, and what they do to our bodies.

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Chemicals in numbers

Chemicals
9000

Ingredients used in personal care products

Globally, right now

Chemicals
267,688,763

Sales of cosmetic preservatives

USD globally, this year

Chemicals
42,553,521tonnes

Tonnes of PVC plastic used

Globally, this year

Chemicals
5,149,338.83

Tonnes of bisphenol A produced

Globally, this year

Clothing

Fast fashion starts in a cotton field: the water, land and chemicals behind what we wear.

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Clothing in numbers

Clothing
198,286,962,301

Tonnes of water used in cotton production

Globally, this year

Clothing
2,536,228,588

US dollars spent on cotton pesticides

Globally, this year

Clothing
139,086.007

Tonnes of organic cotton produced

Globally, this year

Clothing
20,443,539

Tonmes of cotton produced

Globally, this year

Consumer Goods

Electronics, furniture, paper and plastic bags: what the things we buy cost the planet.

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Consumer Goods in numbers

Consumer Goods
766,245,086,106

US dollars spent on consumer electronics

Globally, this year

Consumer Goods
518,003,197,788

Spending on advertising

Globally, this year

Consumer Goods
442,915,790,887

US dollars spent on furniture

Globally, this year

Consumer Goods
322,563,806

Tonnes of paper produced

Globally, this year

Energy

How much energy the world uses, how much of it is renewable, and how long the oil will last.

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Energy in numbers

Energy
59,132,240

Terajoules of electricity used

Globally, this year

Energy
446,144,583

Terajoules of energy used

Globally, this year

Energy
66,415,366,852

Gigajoules used in households

Globally, this year

Energy
2,958,948,436,227

Terajoules of solar energy striking Earth

Globally, this year

Food & Agriculture

The world slaughters about 88 billion land animals a year and wastes a fifth of the food that reaches shops and homes.

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Food & Agriculture in numbers

Food & Agriculture
3,536,873tonnes

Tonnes of cocoa beans turned into chocolate

Globally, this year

Food & Agriculture
322,791,571,373cans

Aluminium drink cans used

Globally, this year

Food & Agriculture
80,147,610kilograms

Kilograms of antibiotics given to farm animals

Globally, this year

Food & Agriculture
60,357,351,082chickens

Chickens slaughtered for meat

Globally, this year

Mining & Resources

Coal, steel, gold and everything else dug out of the ground, and what the digging leaves behind.

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Mining & Resources in numbers

Mining & Resources
5,938,837,233

Tonnes of coal mined

Globally, this year

Mining & Resources
44,614,148,313

Energy use from mining

Gigajoules, worldwide this year

Mining & Resources
1,389,543,272

Tonnes of steel produced

Globally, this year

Mining & Resources
46,958,569,676

Tonnes of resources mined from Earth

Globally, this year

Travel & Transport

What driving, flying and tourism do to the climate and to the places we visit.

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Travel & Transport in numbers

Travel & Transport
51,608,054

Cars produced

Globally, this year

Travel & Transport
77,624,361

Number of eco-tourist arrivals

Somewhere on Earth this year

Travel & Transport
29,051,493

Number of air plane take offs

Globally, this year

Travel & Transport
1,108,260,689

Number of tourist arrivals

Somewhere on Earth this year

Water Use

Are we running out of water? How much the world uses, and how much you use in a day.

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Water Use in numbers

Water Use
3,274,057,239,414

Tonnes of freshwater used

Globally, this year

Water Use
6,983,886,887,138

Tonnes of water used for our consumption

Globally, this year

Water Use
1,990.00

Liters of water you have used

So far today

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