Living Planet Index: what does it really mean? - Our World in Data
The Living Planet Index is the biodiversity metric that always claims the headlines. It’s often misinterpreted. How should we understand it?| Our World in Data
The Living Planet Index is the biodiversity metric that always claims the headlines. It’s often misinterpreted. How should we understand it?| Our World in Data
The Living Planet Index (LPI) measures the average decline in monitored wildlife populations. The index value measures the change in abundance in 34,836 populations across 5,495 native species relative to the year 1970 (i.e. 1970 = 100%).| Our World in Data
Livestock make up 62% of the world’s mammal biomass; humans account for 34%; and wild mammals are just 4%.| Our World in Data
Wild mammal biomass has declined by 85% since the rise of humans. But we can turn things around by reducing the amount of land we use for agriculture.| Our World in Data
