An independent environmental data & earth-observation projectData reviewed July 2026
Eye on EarthEnvironmental Data · Earth Observation

Eye on Earth tracks the measured state of the planet — from atmospheric carbon and global temperature to clean energy and biodiversity — using open data from the world’s scientific agencies.

State of the Earth

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A warming world, measured

Every credible scientific record points the same way: the planet is warming, and the fingerprints are everywhere — in the air, the oceans, the ice and the web of life.

The map shows the stylised pattern of surface warming since the pre-industrial era, strongest over the Arctic and the continents.

Below are the headline vital signs, each drawn from an authoritative, openly published source.

Stylised surface-warming pattern (illustrative). Underlying data: WMO, NASA, Copernicus.
%s+0.9°Cwarming vs 1850–1900+3.8°C
422.8 ppm
Atmospheric CO₂ (2024)
+1.55°C
Warmest year on record
+4.5 mm/yr
Sea-level rise
−73%
Wildlife since 1970

The indicators

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Warmest years (°C vs 1850–1900)

12024+1.55
22023+1.48
32025*+1.44
42016+1.29
52020+1.27
···baseline 1850–19000.00

Global electricity mix, 2025 (%)

1Renewables33.8
2Coal33.0
3Gas22.0
4Nuclear9.0
5Other2.2

Change vs baseline

CO₂ vs pre-industrial+52%
Global temperature+1.55°C
Sea level since 1993+111 mm
Wildlife since 1970−73%
Materials since 1970+250%

*2025 preliminary. Sources: WMO, Ember, NOAA, WWF, UNEP. Selected indicators, illustrative ordering.

Analysis

Three dimensions of change

We group the indicators into three composite pictures — the physical climate, the clean-energy response, and the living environment.

Each spider chart is an illustrative composite index (0–10, higher = more pronounced) built from the indicators in that theme.

The scatter plots every indicator by how its trend is moving against how severe it is.

CO₂TempOcean heatSea levelIce loss8.8
Climate signal
RenewablesSolarWindEVsCapacity5.5
Clean-energy response
ForestsWildlifeAirWaterOceans7.5
Living environment
Indicator dashboard: trend vs severity
00224466881010IIIIIIIVCO₂TempOceanSeaWildlifeForestAirWaterMaterialsWasteSolarRenewEVsTrend: improving →Severity ↑
Each point is an indicator, positioned by trend direction and severity (illustrative). Upper-left = worsening and severe; right = improving.