The World in One Second
On a planet of more than six billion people, a lot can happen in the space of one second. These astounding figures show the immense size of our world.
Communication
Every second…
- 2.8 million emails are sent (2.5 million of which are spam or viruses)
- 4,500 newspapers are sold
- 48,000 texts are sent
- 34,000 searches are made on Google
- 600 ‘tweets’ are sent
- 700 facebook statuses are updated
- 19 blog posts are made
Every minute…
- 3 books are published
Environment
Every second…
- 500,000 W of energy are consumed
- 0.4 hectares of forest are cleared
- 900 tonnes of CO2 are released
Every minute…
- there are 30 thunderstorms
Every hour…
- there are 2 earthquakes
Economy
Every second…
- $130,000 spent on healthcare
- $82,000 spent on education
- $49,000 spent on military
- 3.3 bicycles produced
- 1.6 cars produced
- 7 computers sold
- 174,000 cigarettes produced
People
Every second…
- 4 people are born
- 2 people die
- there is 1 abortion
- 1 couple get married
Every minute…
- 12 planes take off
- 95 people are injured in a traffic collision
- 2 people are killed in a traffic collision
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March 5th, 2011 at 3:48 pm
Wow, this is really interesting! The figures about the environment are especially scary.
I’m a geography student, and these figures would be really useful for my work in some areas – do you have any sources where you got these from? It’s ok if not
Thank you for writing!
March 6th, 2011 at 4:53 am
this is really interesting and freaky at the same time! we never fully understand that there’s a whole world out there, that doesn’t include us, and it doesn’t really seem real until you see the numbers. cool!