The scale of the world’s carmaking giants
Calendar 2025 · company-reported volumes
The world, in a clearer picture.
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How much does the economy rely on visitors?
2023–2024 observations · OECD 2026 edition
More cinemas. Or more screens?
Mixed snapshots: May 2025–March 2026
The world’s money home
2025 · World Bank data updated 8 October 2026
A $227 trillion world in 2040?
2040 projections · Cebr December 2025 forecast
Energy2024 · Ember's 2025 report edition
40.9%of global electricity came from low-carbon sources in 2024
40.9%
Low-carbon40.9%
Fossil fuels59.1%
Global Data StoriesThe world's electricity mix
2024 · Ember's 2025 report edition
Energy2024 · IRENA's March 2025 report edition
452 GWof solar generating capacity added globally in 2024
Global Data StoriesOne technology dominated the additions
2024 · IRENA's March 2025 report edition
TechnologyEnd of 2024 · IEA's Global EV Outlook 2025
17m+new electric cars sold worldwide in 2024
Electric cars4%
Other passenger cars96%
Global Data StoriesNew sales move faster than the fleet
End of 2024 · IEA's Global EV Outlook 2025
Technology2025 estimate and 2030 projection · IEA 2026 outlook
950 TWhprojected annual data-centre electricity use in 2030
Global Data StoriesThe power demand behind the servers
2025 estimate and 2030 projection · IEA 2026 outlook
Climate2023–2024 annual averages · WMO assessments
+1.55°C2024 global temperature above the 1850–1900 average
Global Data StoriesTwo exceptionally warm years
2023–2024 annual averages · WMO assessments
Society2024 estimate; projections to 2100
10.3bnprojected population peak
Global Data StoriesGrowth, then a gradual decline
2024 estimate; projections to 2100
Technology2026 estimates · released 3 November 2026
2bnpeople remain offline
Online76%
Offline24%
Global Data StoriesOut of every 100 people
2026 estimates · released 3 November 2026
World2024 versus 2019 · August 2025 reporting
+41%Middle East arrivals versus 2019
Global Data StoriesOne recovery, five different paths
2024 versus 2019 · August 2025 reporting
Economy2017–2024 · December 2024 estimates
$685bnestimated remittances to LMICs in 2024
Global Data StoriesA growing flow of money home
2017–2024 · December 2024 estimates
Economy2024 growth versus 2023
5.9%growth in seaborne ton-miles in 2024
Global Data StoriesMore distance than extra cargo
2024 growth versus 2023
