Climate and Human Welfare

This page tracks measures of human well-being alongside the climate records they are often linked with: food production, deaths from natural disasters, temperature, drought and greenhouse gases. All charts are drawn automatically from the published data and update on their own.

Food Production

World Cereal Yield – Tonnes per Hectare

World cereal yield per hectare — World average cereal yield, tonnes per hectare. Source: Our World in Data

Natural Disasters

Deaths from Natural Disasters Worldwide

Deaths from natural disasters worldwide — Recorded deaths from all natural disasters worldwide per year. Reporting has improved over time, so early years are not fully comparable with recent ones. Source: Our World in Data

Climate Context

Global Land and Ocean Temperature Anomaly – NOAA

NOAA global land and ocean temperature anomaly — NOAA global land and ocean monthly temperature departure from the 1901–2000 average. Source: NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance

Contiguous US – Palmer Drought Severity Index

Contiguous U.S. Palmer Drought Severity Index — Palmer Drought Severity Index for the contiguous United States. Below zero is drier than normal, above zero is wetter. Source: NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance

Mauna Loa Monthly Mean CO2

Mauna Loa monthly CO2 — Monthly mean atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii, ppm. Source: NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory

NOAA Annual Greenhouse Gas Index

NOAA Annual Greenhouse Gas Index — NOAA Annual Greenhouse Gas Index, 1990 = 1. Updated once a year. Source: NOAA AGGI

Source Guide:

Our World in Data
Crop Yields | Natural Disasters

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Climate at a Glance

NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory (GML)
Trends in Atmospheric CO2 | Annual Greenhouse Gas Index

See also the WUWT Extreme Weather Page, Global Temperature Page and CO2 Page.