Science and environment

Our World in Data

Documented data and charts on health, environment, economics and global issues.

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A concrete use case

Cite a global chart

Open the dataset, indicator definition and visualisation settings before export.

Check first: Retain units, coverage, missing values and update date; a curve alone does not prove causality.

Questions about Our World in Data

What does Our World in Data provide?

Documented data and charts on health, environment, economics and global issues.

Which publisher and domain are listed?

Global Change Data Lab, University of Oxford is the publisher recorded for ourworldindata.org. Follow the official destination and check its current details before acting.

Is inclusion a certification?

This is an editorial selection. It does not certify every statement, service or transaction on the external website.

Keep the context for your next step

Keep unit, period, area, producer, method and uncertainties. For air quality, record the index name too: a daily category does not describe an annual trend.

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