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Global cereal production growth
Our World in Data's line chart drew 101.1K views on X: 3.5x its typical post and #22 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Global cereal production has grown much faster than population in the last half-century, The world's population has more than doubled over the last 60 years, but global food production has managed to keep up.
Why it spread
This post spread because it paired a clear line chart showing global cereal production growing faster than population with a strong independent author voice, earning 805 likes, 275 reposts, 54 quotes, 139 saves and 101,062 views.
What worked
- The post text leads with a plain, striking claim that global cereal production has grown much faster than population over the last half century, which gives people an easy reason to share it.
- The chart is a line chart with high self labelling and a visible source line, so viewers can understand the trend and trust the origin without extra explanation.
- The account is branded and sits in the top quarter for source reach and quote rate, and the post drew many quotes, which helped it travel through discussion rather than only passive likes.
What to borrow
We could use the same framing by taking one long run indicator from our own data, showing it against a familiar baseline such as population, and letting a simple line chart carry the story with clear labels and a source line.
Careful
Do not copy the assumption that a single chart proves food systems are fine, and do not over read the quote activity as agreement, since many quotes may be critical or add context.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Our World in Data.
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On the Max plan you can pull this chart's numbers with the provenance of each one, as JSON or CSV, with its redraw spec, or call it from an agent over MCP. Chart id 863b83521eae.
Approximate values. Our two readings of this chart agreed only in part (confidence 0.42 of 1), so check the original before you quote a number. The API marks it lowConfidence, and ?min_confidence=0.5 leaves it out.
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| GET | /api/v1/charts/863b83521eae | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/863b83521eae/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/863b83521eae/render?view=1 | The draw-only view this page uses | Open |
| 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 "Global cereal production growth" chart travel?
101,062 views, 805 likes, 275 reposts and 139 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. Global cereal production has grown faster than population.
Can I use Our World in Data's chart?
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