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Bioenergy and Biofuels

βœ‡Our World in Data
By: Hannah Ritchie Pablo Rosado
How much bioenergy does the world produce, and what is it used for?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/bioenergy-biofuels"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/99904e99-0b0b-4342-6177-51f2c29b6900/w=1024"/></a>

Putting solar panels on land used for biofuels would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks to go electric

βœ‡Our World in Data
By: Hannah Ritchie Pablo Rosado
The world dedicates a Poland-sized area of land to liquid biofuels. Is there a more efficient way to generate energy?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/biofuel-land-solar-electric-vehicles"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/9f05d67d-0d16-4494-86fd-23f5c563c200/w=1024"/></a>

Medicine and Biotechnology

βœ‡Our World in Data
By: Tuna Acisu Saloni Dattani Fiona Spooner Veronika Samborska Hannah Ritchie Max Roser
Innovations in medicines and biotechnology have increased life expectancy and saved many lives. Explore how this happened, and how more progress can be made.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/medicine-biotech"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/9616ed87-e2c7-4b41-ef80-7ac6d428c800/w=1024"/></a>

The end of progress against extreme poverty?

βœ‡Our World in Data
By: Max Roser
In the last three decades, the world has made progress against extreme poverty faster than ever before. But unless the poorest economies start growing, this period of progress against the worst form of poverty is over.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/end-progress-extreme-poverty"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/baec824b-408e-4d76-5e06-3817b5b0b600/w=1024"/></a>

Anxiety is one of the world’s most common health issues. How have treatments evolved over the last 70 years?

βœ‡Our World in Data
By: Hannah Ritchie Tuna Acisu
Anxiety affects at least hundreds of millions of people every year. What treatments are available, and how have they changed over time?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/timeline-anxiety-medications"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/9a86b91f-d6ca-44b9-389d-cced0aa44200/w=1024"/></a>

Bans on highly toxic pesticides could be an effective way to save lives from suicide

βœ‡Our World in Data
By: Hannah Ritchie
Pesticide poisoning is a common method of suicide in many low- to middle-income countries. Banning highly toxic pesticides and substituting them with less fatal ones can save lives.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/pesticide-bans-suicide-prevention"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/d8cbf8af-42ff-4bb4-7704-444383efb400/w=1024"/></a>

Global inequality is huge β€” but so is the opportunity for people in high-income countries to support poor people

βœ‡Our World in Data
By: Simon van Teutem Joe Hasell
People in high-income countries could dramatically improve lives worldwide with minimal financial commitment, yet few do.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/global-inequality-opportunity-to-give"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/4a07a4c2-8070-489b-cb46-62dc93a64700/w=1024"/></a>

$3 a day: A new poverty line has shifted the World Bank’s data on extreme poverty. What changed, and why?

βœ‡Our World in Data
By: Joe Hasell Bertha Rohenkohl Pablo Arriagada
In June 2025, the World Bank increased its extreme poverty estimates by 125 million people. This doesn’t mean the world has gotten poorer: it reflects a new, higher International Poverty Line of $3 a day, up from $2.15.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/new-international-poverty-line-3-dollars-per-day"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/43f2893b-21b1-42de-1908-2293e2516400/w=1024"/></a>
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