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Global deforestation drivers
Our World in Data's bar chart drew 37.9K views on X: 1.3x its typical post and #61 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
The largest cause of deforestation is, and has been, the expansion of farmland. But the production of which products, in particular, has been driving this in recent decades?
Why it spread
This post spread because it paired consequence with a question: it states that farmland expansion is the largest cause of deforestation, then asks which products drive it, and the answer that beef was by far the largest drew 421 likes, 202 reposts, 32 quotes, 77 saves and 37,859 views, with a quote rate in the top quarter and source reach in the top quarter.
What worked
- The post opens with a broad, consequential claim about farmland expansion as the largest cause of deforestation, then narrows to a specific question about which products are responsible, which gives readers a reason to keep reading.
- It cites a recent study in Nature Food by named authors, and the chart shows agricultural commodities driving global deforestation over two decades, so the claim is anchored to research rather than assertion.
- The account is branded, the chart is a bar chart with medium design polish and medium self labelling, and it includes a source line, which makes the finding easy to trust and easy to share.
What to borrow
We could use the same framing with our own data by starting from a widely accepted big cause, then asking which specific item within it matters most, and answering with a single bar chart that names the source and authors.
Careful
Do not copy the assumption that a high quote rate or top quarter source reach will repeat, and do not over read the missing engagement details, since comments and account typical performance are not available here.
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How far did Our World in Data's "Global deforestation drivers" chart travel?
37,859 views, 421 likes, 202 reposts and 77 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @OurWorldInData gets about 28.6K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A bar chart. Agricultural commodities drove global deforestation over two decades.
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