Nearly every country in the Americas has seen a population boom in the last three decades. Some have doubled in size.
Spain’s previous colonial expansion means there are now three countries with more native Spanish speakers than Spain.
Three countries account for almost 90% of the lithium produced in the world.
One country is taking reforestation very seriously, registering more than 400,000 square km of forest growth in two decades.
Which countries produce the most lithium, and which have the most in reserves in the ground? We look at 2022 data from the USGS.
These maps show the population density of several countries, using 3D spikes to denote where more people live.
Many new technologies critical to the energy transition rely on copper. Here are the world's largest copper producers.
Global lithium production has more than doubled since 2016. This chart visualizes 25 years of lithium production by country.
How Chile became a copper powerhouse, and how this helped to propel its economy to become the richest and freest in Latin America.
Copper is essential for modern society and green technology, but the long-term future of copper supply has more questions than it does answers.
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