Our World in Data - Biodiversity Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems https://ourworldindata.org/ 2025-12-01T07:50:00.000Z Almost all of the world’s mammal biomass is humans and livestock https://ourworldindata.org/wild-mammals-birds-biomass 2025-12-01T07:50:00.000Z Hannah RitchieFiona Spooner
]]> Just ten species make up almost half the weight of all wild mammals on Earth https://ourworldindata.org/wild-mammal-biomass-dominance 2025-11-24T04:00:00.000Z Hannah RitchieFiona Spooner
]]> Only two Northern White rhinos remain, and both are female https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/only-two-northern-white-rhinos-remain-and-both-are-female 2025-09-29T04:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> The 2024 Living Planet Index reports a 73% average decline in wildlife populations — what’s changed since the last report? https://ourworldindata.org/2024-living-planet-index 2024-10-10T07:00:00.000Z Hannah RitchieFiona Spooner
]]> The state of the world's elephant populations https://ourworldindata.org/elephant-populations 2024-09-10T11:55:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources https://ourworldindata.org/sdgs/life-below-water 2023-07-18T14:14:00.000Z Our World in Data team
]]> Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss https://ourworldindata.org/sdgs/life-on-land 2023-07-18T14:12:00.000Z Our World in Data team
]]> What does it mean for a species to be at risk of extinction? https://ourworldindata.org/extinction-risk-definition 2023-02-20T10:56:33.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Biodiversity https://ourworldindata.org/biodiversity 2022-12-19T08:27:00.000Z Hannah RitchieFiona SpoonerMax Roser
]]> There have been five mass extinctions in Earth's history https://ourworldindata.org/mass-extinctions 2022-11-30T11:54:16.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> How many species are there? https://ourworldindata.org/how-many-species-are-there 2022-11-30T11:42:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Did humans cause the Quaternary megafauna extinction? https://ourworldindata.org/quaternary-megafauna-extinction 2022-11-30T11:37:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> The state of the world's rhino populations https://ourworldindata.org/rhino-populations 2022-11-30T10:38:19.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> FAQs on the Living Planet Index https://ourworldindata.org/faq-living-planet-index 2022-10-13T12:59:00.000Z Hannah RitchieFiona Spooner
]]> How does the Living Planet Index vary by region? https://ourworldindata.org/living-planet-index-region 2022-10-13T12:38:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Living Planet Index: what does it really mean? https://ourworldindata.org/living-planet-index-decline 2022-10-13T09:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Wild mammals are making a comeback in Europe thanks to conservation efforts https://ourworldindata.org/europe-mammal-comeback 2022-09-27T07:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> The largest mammals have always been at the greatest risk of extinction – this is still the case today https://ourworldindata.org/large-mammals-extinction 2022-05-09T07:30:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> To protect the world’s wildlife, we must improve crop yields — especially across Africa https://ourworldindata.org/yields-habitat-loss 2021-09-02T09:33:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> How the Living Planet project helps us understand changes in the world’s wildlife https://ourworldindata.org/living-planet-index-understanding 2021-05-17T09:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Wild mammals have declined by 85% since the rise of humans, but there is a possible future where they flourish https://ourworldindata.org/wild-mammal-decline 2021-04-20T10:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Oceans, land, and deep subsurface: how is life distributed across environments? https://ourworldindata.org/life-by-environment 2019-04-26T11:00:24.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Humans make up just 0.01% of Earth's life — what's the rest? https://ourworldindata.org/life-on-earth 2019-04-24T11:00:43.000Z Hannah Ritchie
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