The environment section covers emissions, forests, air quality, water, wildfires and natural records such as the deepest lakes and largest deserts. The emissions charts use the Global Carbon Budget and the World Bank, and the wildfire charts use the Global Wildfire Information System via Our World in Data.
Counted over history, the United States is responsible for 17.65% of global warming since 1851 and China for 12.95%. Since 1750 the US has emitted 434.9 billion tonnes of CO2, the most of any country. Per person, Palau led in 2024 at 82.84 tonnes, ahead of Qatar at 47.33. Wildfires burned 35.69 million hectares in Australia in 2025, more than in any other country, and hurricanes Katrina and Harvey each caused about $125 billion in damage.
Charts such as air pollution and forest cover are published for several years in a row, so you can follow the trend for each country.
This page collects 80 interactive environment
datasets in one place — useful for research, articles, presentations,
and quick fact-checks. Instead of static images, each chart is fully interactive: hover any data
point to read the exact value, switch chart types with a single click, and compare categories or
years side by side.
Every environment chart includes a written analysis, the key findings,
category rankings, how the figures were calculated, and a link to the original data source
where available. All of it is free, with
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