# Our World in Data

Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems

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## [Beef production in Brazil has been the largest driver of global deforestation in recent decades](https://ourworldindata.org/beef-production-in-brazil-has-been-the-largest-driver-of-global-deforestation-in-recent-decades)

_2026-08-31 · Hannah Ritchie_

Most beef production in Brazil is to meet domestic rather than international demand.

## [The rise of electoral democracy](https://ourworldindata.org/the-rise-of-electoral-democracy)

_2026-08-24_

How elections spread, voting rights expanded, and political competition developed around the world over the last two centuries.

## [Which countries have already passed peak population, and when will the rest do so?](https://ourworldindata.org/which-countries-have-already-passed-peak-population-and-when-will-the-rest-do-so)

_2026-08-17_

Falling fertility rates have created a unique scenario in human history: many countries are experiencing structural population decline.

## [138 million children are in child labor. What does this actually mean?](https://ourworldindata.org/138-million-children-are-in-child-labor-what-does-this-actually-mean)

_2026-08-10 · Esteban Ortiz-Ospina_

According to a UN report published last year, there are 138 million children in child labor. In this article, we look at what this estimate exactly captures.

## [How primary energy is measured has changed across our charts](https://ourworldindata.org/primary-energy-measurement-change)

_2026-08-07_

The Energy Institute no longer uses the substitution method to estimate primary energy. Here’s why that matters for our charts on energy.

## [What has driven deforestation in the 21st century?](https://ourworldindata.org/what-has-driven-deforestation-in-the-21st-century)

_2026-08-03 · Hannah Ritchie_

Agriculture has been the main driver of deforestation, but this has been concentrated in only a few commodities: mostly beef, palm oil, soy, and forestry products.

## [We published a new topic page on economic inequality](https://ourworldindata.org/we-published-a-new-topic-page-on-economic-inequality)

_2026-07-27_

Learn how inequality is measured, who produces key databases, and what the data tells us.

## [How much energy do data centers and artificial intelligence use?](https://ourworldindata.org/how-much-energy-do-data-centers-and-artificial-intelligence-use)

_2026-07-20 · Hannah Ritchie_

Data centers consume around 1.5% of global electricity, but demand is very geographically concentrated.

## [We have a new Urbanization topic page](https://ourworldindata.org/we-have-a-new-urbanization-topic-page)

_2026-07-13 · Esteban Ortiz-Ospina_

Explore how populations are distributed across settlement types, which cities are growing fastest, what living conditions in urban areas look like, and much more.

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## [How does food get traded around the world?](https://ourworldindata.org/how-does-food-get-traded-around-the-world)

_2026-06-29_

Our interactive tool helps you see where food is exported from and where it goes.