Global Environmental Health Dashboard
50 indicators. One planet. Tracked in the open.
Every indicator here maps to one of the four elements — Land, Air, Water, and Fire. Click any tile for the full picture: current data, direction of travel, and primary sources.
50Indicators tracked
13Rated Critical
47Trending worse
6Categories covered
How we score severity
A transparent, repeatable 0–100 scale.
Severity:Critical ≥75Serious 50–74Moderate 25–49Watch <25
AtmosphereCritical
Global average temperature rise
~1.45°C above pre-industrial
Severity 83/100▲ Worsening
AtmosphereCritical
Atmospheric CO₂ concentration
~425 ppm
Severity 85/100▲ Worsening
AtmosphereSerious
Atmospheric methane levels
~1,930 ppb
Severity 74/100▲ Worsening
AtmosphereCritical
Arctic sea ice extent
~40% decline in summer minimum since 1979
Severity 78/100▲ Worsening
AtmosphereSerious
Antarctic ice sheet mass loss
~150 billion tonnes lost/year
Severity 70/100▲ Worsening
AtmosphereCritical
Extreme weather event frequency
~3x more billion-dollar disasters since 1980s
Severity 76/100▲ Worsening
AtmosphereSerious
Ground-level ozone & smog
Exceeds WHO guideline in most major cities
Severity 58/100▲ Worsening
AtmosphereWatch
Stratospheric ozone layer
On track for recovery by ~2066
Severity 22/100▼ Improving
OceansCritical
Sea level rise
~21–24 cm since 1880, accelerating
Severity 77/100▲ Worsening
OceansSerious
Ocean acidification
pH down ~0.1 units since pre-industrial
Severity 72/100▲ Worsening
OceansSerious
Ocean deoxygenation (dead zones)
700+ documented low-oxygen zones
Severity 67/100▲ Worsening
OceansCritical
Coral reef bleaching & loss
~50% of live coral cover lost since 1950s
Severity 84/100▲ Worsening
OceansSerious
Marine plastic pollution
~11 million tonnes enter oceans yearly
Severity 73/100▲ Worsening
OceansSerious
Overfishing & fish stock depletion
~35% of stocks fished at unsustainable levels
Severity 71/100▲ Worsening
OceansCritical
Marine heatwaves
Days of extreme ocean heat have roughly doubled since 1980s
Severity 75/100▲ Worsening
OceansCritical
Ocean heat content
Record ocean heat content set most years since 2019
Severity 80/100▲ Worsening
OceansSerious
Mangrove & seagrass loss
~35% of mangroves lost since 1980s
Severity 62/100▲ Worsening
LandSerious
Deforestation rate
~10 million hectares lost/year
Severity 72/100▲ Worsening
LandSerious
Soil degradation & erosion
~33% of global soils already degraded
Severity 65/100▲ Worsening
LandSerious
Desertification
~12 million hectares turn to desert yearly
Severity 64/100▲ Worsening
LandSerious
Wetland loss
~35% of wetlands lost since 1970
Severity 69/100▲ Worsening
LandSerious
Permafrost thaw
Warming twice as fast as global average
Severity 71/100▲ Worsening
LandSerious
Wildfire frequency & severity
Burned area & fire intensity trending up in fire-prone regions
Severity 73/100▲ Worsening
LandSerious
Land-use change & urban sprawl
Urban land area roughly doubled since 1990s
Severity 55/100▲ Worsening
LandSerious
Groundwater depletion
Many major aquifers declining faster than they recharge
Severity 68/100▲ Worsening
BiodiversityCritical
Species extinction rate
Extinction rate est. 100–1,000x natural background
Severity 81/100▲ Worsening
BiodiversityCritical
Vertebrate population decline
Avg. monitored populations down ~73% since 1970
Severity 78/100▲ Worsening
BiodiversitySerious
Pollinator & insect decline
Reports of 40%+ insect biomass loss in studied regions
Severity 70/100▲ Worsening
BiodiversitySerious
Habitat fragmentation
Majority of remaining habitat now in small, isolated patches
Severity 66/100▲ Worsening
BiodiversitySerious
Invasive species spread
Invasive species linked to 60%+ of recorded extinctions
Severity 60/100▲ Worsening
BiodiversitySerious
Genetic diversity loss in crops & livestock
Majority of historic crop varieties no longer in common cultivation
Severity 57/100▲ Worsening
BiodiversitySerious
Wildlife trafficking & poaching
Multi-billion dollar illegal wildlife trade persists
Severity 63/100▲ Worsening
BiodiversitySerious
Ecosystem collapse risk
Multiple biomes flagged near tipping points
Severity 69/100▲ Worsening
Human HealthCritical
Air pollution mortality
~7 million premature deaths/year linked to air pollution
Severity 79/100▲ Worsening
Human HealthSerious
Heat-related mortality
Heat deaths trending upward as extreme heat events increase
Severity 74/100▲ Worsening
Human HealthSerious
Water-borne & water-scarcity disease burden
Unsafe water linked to hundreds of thousands of deaths/year
Severity 68/100▲ Worsening
Human HealthSerious
Climate-linked food insecurity
Hundreds of millions facing acute food insecurity, climate a key driver
Severity 71/100▲ Worsening
Human HealthSerious
Vector-borne disease range expansion
Dengue, malaria-carrying mosquito ranges expanding with warming
Severity 65/100▲ Worsening
Human HealthSerious
Climate anxiety & mental health impact
Surveys show rising climate-related distress, esp. among youth
Severity 52/100▲ Worsening
Human HealthSerious
Occupational heat exposure
Rising share of outdoor labor hours occur above safe heat thresholds
Severity 60/100▲ Worsening
Human HealthSerious
Microplastic & chemical exposure in humans
Microplastics now detected in human blood, lungs, and placenta
Severity 58/100▲ Worsening
ResourcesCritical
Freshwater stress
~25% of world's population faces extremely high water stress
Severity 76/100▲ Worsening
ResourcesSerious
Renewable energy transition gap
Renewables growing fast but still short of climate targets
Severity 54/100▼ Improving
ResourcesSerious
Fossil fuel subsidies
Global subsidies remain in the trillions of dollars annually
Severity 67/100▲ Worsening
ResourcesSerious
Critical mineral scarcity for clean tech
Demand for lithium, cobalt, copper set to multiply by 2040
Severity 55/100▲ Worsening
ResourcesSerious
E-waste growth
~62 million tonnes generated in 2022, rising
Severity 61/100▲ Worsening
ResourcesSerious
Food system waste
~1/3 of food produced globally is lost or wasted
Severity 58/100▲ Worsening
ResourcesSerious
Deforestation-linked commodity supply chains
Agriculture drives majority of tropical deforestation
Severity 64/100▲ Worsening
ResourcesCritical
Ecological overshoot
Earth Overshoot Day now falls in late July/early August
Severity 80/100▲ Worsening
ResourcesSerious
Circular economy adoption gap
Only a small share of materials re-enter the economy after use
Severity 50/100▼ Improving