Global Data & Facts

Updates & Data Freshness

This platform is updated every six months. We revise statistics, country figures, and topic pages twice a year so that the numbers and trends reflect the latest available international data. After each update we keep the same structure: you can rely on finding population, economy, environment, food, malnutrition, energy, and health in the same place. If a specific date or report is cited on a page, that reflects the source we used for that update cycle.

Key Numbers at a Glance

Quick facts from the latest international data (UN, World Bank, FAO, WHO, IEA). These figures are refreshed when we do our regular six-monthly update:

• World population – Nearly 8.2 billion people (mid-2024), projected to peak around 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s.
• Largest economies – United States (~$29.3 trillion), China (~$18.75 trillion), Germany, Japan, India, UK, France, Italy, Canada, Brazil (nominal GDP).
• Undernourishment – About 673 million people (8.2% of the global population) were undernourished in 2024; 2.3 billion faced moderate or severe food insecurity.
• Electricity access – Around 730 million people still lacked access to electricity in 2024; most of them in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Forest loss – Global tree cover loss reached 29.6 million hectares in 2024; 517 million hectares lost since 2000.

What You Can Find Here

This site brings together key global statistics and facts so you can understand trends, compare countries, and stay informed. All content is written in clear English and kept factual. Each topic page includes current figures, regional breakdowns, and links to country-level data. We update the platform every six months, so the numbers you see reflect our latest update cycle.

• Countries – Over 70 countries: click any country for population (how many million people live there), economy and budget (GDP, revenue, expenditure, deficit or surplus), health, hunger, water, land size, forest, and electricity access.
• World Population & National Economies – Population by country, GDP rankings, growth rates, and economic indicators. Who has the largest economy, the biggest population, and how income levels compare.
• Environment – Forest cover and forest loss (including which countries lose the most), water availability and stress, climate and sustainability.
• Food – Global food production, supply chains, and food security. How much is produced, traded, and who still lacks access.
• Undernourishment – How many people are undernourished worldwide, by region (e.g. Africa 20.2%, Asia 323 million), and what drives hunger.
• Energy – Energy use, renewable energy, and access to electricity. How many people still lack power and where.
• Health – Life expectancy by country and region, disease burden, and health systems.

Data Sources

We draw on official and widely used international databases: UN (population, development), World Bank (economy, indicators), FAO (food, hunger, agriculture), WHO (health), IEA (energy, electricity access), and national statistical offices where relevant. We do not collect our own surveys; we summarize and present existing data in plain English. Because we update every six months, figures may lag behind the very latest reports by a few months.

Why Use This Site?

We summarize data from international sources (UN, World Bank, FAO, WHO, IEA, and national statistics) into readable articles with real numbers. Whether you need a quick figure, a country comparison, or an overview of a topic, you can use the search bar above or the menu to find it quickly. The site is mobile-friendly and loads fast. Country pages answer questions like: how many people live in a country, how rich it is (GDP per capita), whether the government budget is in deficit or surplus, and how the country performs on health, hunger, water, and energy. Remember: we update the platform every six months, so you can return periodically for refreshed data.

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