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Fertilizer consumption trend
Our World in Data's line chart drew 80.1K views on X: 2.8x its typical post and #28 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
China's use of fertilizers peaked a decade ago, Since the 1960s, China’s population has more than doubled. Despite having more than twice as many mouths to feed, the amount of food it produces per person has increased dramatically.
Why it spread
This post from Our World in Data spread because it paired a clear line chart about China's fertilizer consumption peaking a decade ago with a strong framing about feeding more than twice as many people, and it reached 80,078 views with 782 likes, 196 reposts, 24 quotes, and 177 saves.
What worked
- The chart type was a line, which made the peak a decade ago easy to see at a glance.
- The post text connected the chart to a bigger story: China's population more than doubled since the 1960s while food produced per person increased dramatically.
- The post was branded, showed a source line, and came from an independent author, which helped it earn an above average quote rate and reach the top quarter for source reach.
What to borrow
We could take a single trend from our own data, show it as a simple line, and frame it around a human consequence such as feeding more people or using fewer inputs.
Careful
Do not copy the exact framing or assume the same result, because the spread here also depended on the account's independent author status, its branding, and its source reach, not only on the chart itself.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Our World in Data.
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| GET | /api/v1/charts/8fc89384dc78 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/8fc89384dc78/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
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| POST | /mcp | Tool get_chart_data with this id, for Claude, Cursor and other agents | Max |
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How far did Our World in Data's "Fertilizer consumption trend" chart travel?
80,078 views, 782 likes, 196 reposts and 177 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @OurWorldInData gets about 28.6K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A line chart. China's fertilizer consumption peaked a decade ago.
Can I use Our World in Data's chart?
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