Max is the founder of Our World in Data and began working on this free online publication in 2011. Today, he serves as the publication’s editor and leads the team as its co-director.He is the Professor of Practice in Global Data Analytics at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, the Programme Director of the Oxford Martin Programme on Global Development, and the Executive Co-Director of Global Change Data Lab, the non-profit organization that publishes Our World in Data.| 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
All the visualizations, data, and articles produced by Our World in Data are free for you to take and use — no permission required. You just need to provide credit to Our World in Data. This part of our work is licensed under a very permissive ‘Creative Commons’ (CC) license: the CC-BY license (the BY stands for ‘by attribution’).| Our World in Data
Over the last 10,000 years the world has lost one-third of its forests. An area twice the size of the United States. Half occurred in the last century.| Our World in Data
How is humanity using the Earth’s land? And how can we decrease our land use so that more land is left for wildlife?| Our World in Data
More than three-quarters of global agricultural land is used for livestock, despite meat and dairy making up a much smaller share of the world's protein and calories.| Our World in Data
One-quarter of the world's greenhouse gas emissions result from food and agriculture. What are the main contributors to food's emissions?| Our World in Data
We could reduce the amount of land used for grazing and croplands used to grow animal feed.| Our World in Data
See all our data, visualizations, and writing on animal welfare.| Our World in Data
What are the environmental impacts of food production? How do we reduce the impacts of agriculture on the environment?| Our World in Data