Earth Stats

Earth Stats is a data visualization tool that displays live estimates of global statistics, from population and births to carbon emissions and resource consumption. The site shows how these numbers change throughout the year by taking the latest published yearly figures from authoritative sources and spreading them evenly across time. You can enter your birthday to see personalized statistics about the world at the moment you were born, or click on any country to view its data.

The tool makes clear how its numbers work: almost no organization counts the world second by second, so Earth Stats takes published data and interpolates it to create live estimates rather than real-time measurements. Each statistic names its source and explains how it was produced, whether from a yearly figure spread over time, a calculation from multiple sources, or a rough estimate. The site includes climate data like carbon left before 1.5 degrees of warming, alongside demographic and environmental metrics.

Earth Stats runs entirely in your browser. Your birthday and any personal data you enter stays on your device and is never sent anywhere. The globe uses 3D rendering with country borders and earth imagery, and you can share the statistics you discover as images or videos while keeping the Earth Stats credit.