Hole in the Ozone Layer Shrinking

2014_hole in ozone shrinkingThe United Nations Environment Programme releases a promising report stating the hole in the ozone layer is shrinking. Scientists attribute partial credit to aggressive policy measures taken in the 1970s and 1980s under the Montreal Protocol.

World Population : 170,060,000

Avg. number of children per womanFertility Rate (1950 - 2050)6.0 and higher4.0 - 5.92.0 - 3.90 - 1.9No DataMetric tons of CO2 Emissions (millions)Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions (1751 - 2017)1,401 and higher1,201 - 1,4001,001 - 1,200801 - 1,000601 - 800401 - 600201 - 4001 - 2000No DataPercent of total population in urban areasUrbanization (1950 - 2050)70 - 100%30 - 69%0 - 29%No DataAvg. number of years of lifeLife Expectancy (1950 - 2050)80 and higher60 - 7940 - 59Under 40No DataHuman altered lands by typeHuman Land Use (1700 - 2015)Dense SettlementsVillagesRangelandsSeminatural LandsWildlandsCroplands
Key:   1,000,000 People    1,000,000 People (Annotated)     Milestone
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