MATERIALS

Everything the world is made of.

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    WHAT THIS IS

    Everything we dig up or make, biggest first, in tonnes a year. Some materials also say how much is still standing, or how much of all rock they are.

    Every number here has a source. Tap a material to see it.

    We shape our materials, and thereafter our materials shape us.
    Where the numbers come from

      Collated by @layogtima. Corrections welcome.