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<title>Our World in Data</title>
<subtitle>Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems</subtitle>
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<updated>2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[What has driven deforestation in the 21st century?]]></title>
            <id>https://ourworldindata.org/what-has-driven-deforestation-in-the-21st-century</id>
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            <published>2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z</published>
            <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
            <summary><![CDATA[Agriculture has been the main driver of deforestation, but this has been concentrated in only a few commodities: mostly beef, palm oil, soy, and forestry products.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/what-has-driven-deforestation-in-the-21st-century"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/b63c446f-e9a8-4eca-b979-4e1eafb5a500/w=1024"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
            <title><![CDATA[We published a new topic page on economic inequality]]></title>
            <id>https://ourworldindata.org/we-published-a-new-topic-page-on-economic-inequality</id>
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            <published>2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z</published>
            <author><name>Joe Hasell</name></author><author><name>Bertha Rohenkohl</name></author><author><name>Pablo Arriagada</name></author><author><name>Esteban Ortiz-Ospina</name></author><author><name>Max Roser</name></author>
            <summary><![CDATA[Learn how inequality is measured, who produces key databases, and what the data tells us.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/we-published-a-new-topic-page-on-economic-inequality"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/8572fbf8-1c9c-4176-a865-12735e86a000/w=1024"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
            <title><![CDATA[How much energy do data centers and artificial intelligence use?]]></title>
            <id>https://ourworldindata.org/how-much-energy-do-data-centers-and-artificial-intelligence-use</id>
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            <published>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</published>
            <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
            <summary><![CDATA[Data centers consume around 1.5% of global electricity, but demand is very geographically concentrated.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/how-much-energy-do-data-centers-and-artificial-intelligence-use"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/1bda728d-dc32-4ca7-32f8-dcb5be9a4b00/w=1024"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
            <title><![CDATA[We have a new Urbanization topic page]]></title>
            <id>https://ourworldindata.org/we-have-a-new-urbanization-topic-page</id>
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            <published>2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z</published>
            <author><name>Esteban Ortiz-Ospina</name></author>
            <summary><![CDATA[Explore how populations are distributed across settlement types, which cities are growing fastest, what living conditions in urban areas look like, and much more.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/we-have-a-new-urbanization-topic-page"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/a57ed482-5955-4a15-01c2-fc5092c4ac00/w=1024"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
            <title><![CDATA[How does food get traded around the world?]]></title>
            <id>https://ourworldindata.org/how-does-food-get-traded-around-the-world</id>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/how-does-food-get-traded-around-the-world"/>
            <published>2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z</published>
            <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author><author><name>Sophia Mersmann</name></author><author><name>Pablo Rosado</name></author><author><name>Marwa Boukarim</name></author>
            <summary><![CDATA[Our interactive tool helps you see where food is exported from and where it goes.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/how-does-food-get-traded-around-the-world"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/65dfb98e-8a6d-4318-59cd-d71a642a1000/w=1024"/></a>]]></summary>
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            <title><![CDATA[How much are people across the world paying for their carbon emissions?]]></title>
            <id>https://ourworldindata.org/how-much-are-people-across-the-world-paying-for-their-carbon-emissions</id>
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            <published>2026-06-22T00:00:00.000Z</published>
            <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author><author><name>Pablo Rosado</name></author>
            <summary><![CDATA[Around 30% of the world’s emissions have some carbon price, but how much extra are people paying?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/how-much-are-people-across-the-world-paying-for-their-carbon-emissions"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/0ea1f35f-dea2-4a58-61cb-bceb18a06900/w=1024"/></a>]]></summary>
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            <title><![CDATA[Where do migrants live, and where were they born?]]></title>
            <id>https://ourworldindata.org/where-do-migrants-live-and-where-were-they-born</id>
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            <published>2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z</published>
            <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author><author><name>Sophia Mersmann</name></author><author><name>Tuna Acisu</name></author><author><name>Marwa Boukarim</name></author>
            <summary><![CDATA[An interactive tool that helps us see where migrants were born, and where they live now.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/where-do-migrants-live-and-where-were-they-born"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/4ef2a38d-e4fd-46c0-0f52-d8e5c7646d00/w=1024"/></a>]]></summary>
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            <title><![CDATA[Five million children die every year — what do they die from?]]></title>
            <id>https://ourworldindata.org/five-million-children-die-every-year-what-do-they-die-from</id>
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            <published>2026-05-25T00:00:00.000Z</published>
            <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author><author><name>Sophia Mersmann</name></author><author><name>Fiona Spooner</name></author>
            <summary><![CDATA[To reduce child mortality, we need to understand what children are dying from.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/five-million-children-die-every-year-what-do-they-die-from"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/b8650845-1cae-4503-540d-d1c6681b4900/w=1024"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
            <title><![CDATA[South Korea’s population is set to shrink: what would it take to stop the decline?]]></title>
            <id>https://ourworldindata.org/south-koreas-population-is-set-to-shrink-what-would-it-take-to-stop-the-decline</id>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/south-koreas-population-is-set-to-shrink-what-would-it-take-to-stop-the-decline"/>
            <published>2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z</published>
            <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author><author><name>Sophia Mersmann</name></author><author><name>Daniel Bachler</name></author>
            <summary><![CDATA[How much would fertility rates, life expectancy, or migration rates need to change to stop the population from shrinking?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/south-koreas-population-is-set-to-shrink-what-would-it-take-to-stop-the-decline"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/133452ba-5209-482d-089c-c51f5b48b900/w=1024"/></a>]]></summary>
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            <title><![CDATA[Population tool: How will populations across the world change in the 21st century?]]></title>
            <id>https://ourworldindata.org/population-simulation-tool</id>
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            <published>2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z</published>
            <author><name>Sophia Mersmann</name></author><author><name>Daniel Bachler</name></author><author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
            <summary><![CDATA[We created an interactive tool that lets you test how changes in fertility rates, life expectancy, and migration rates will change future populations.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/population-simulation-tool"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/95c9945f-c253-4abe-cb79-a28adf7aea00/w=1024"/></a>]]></summary>
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