Numbers are amazing. They are weird. They are part of life. They are at the core of science, mathematics, economics and many other aspects of civilization.
Here is a collage of some very interesting (and at times very distressing & depressing) numbers.
Cigarettes
Cigarettes
780,000,000,000
Number of Cigarettes Sold by Philip Morris in 2018
Chickens
65,000,000,000
Number of Chickens Consumed Per Year (Source)
23,000,000,000
Number of Chickens in the World at Any Moment
This number is 10 times more than any other bird, 40 times the number of sparrows.
The combined mass of those 23 billion chickens is greater than that of all the other birds on Earth.
Chewing Gum
174,000,000,000,000
The number of sticks of Chewing Gum produced in the world every year.
Insects
10,000,000,000,000,000,000
10 quintillion
According to the Smithsonian, there are an estimated 10 quintillion insects alive in the world at any moment.
Prize Money
US$ 3,800,000.00
Prize money for winner of US Open Tennis (2019 tournament info from usopen.org)
Plastic Facts
Based on the facts published in Earthday.org 29 March 2018
335,000,000
Metric Tons
Annual Plastic Production in the World in 2016
525,600,000,000
Plastic bottles bought by humans per year (2016). That is roughly 1,000,000 per minute. Roughly 20% get recycled. Rest end up in the environment.
4,000,000,000,000
Plastic bags produced annually.
500,000,000,000
Disposable cups used every year. Most are made of styrofoam. Styrofoam does not decay fast. It can remain in landfills for up to 500 years.
Cruise Ships
Amazing number regarding consumerism on board the world's largest cruise ships
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/cruise-ships-food-supplies/index.html
Chickens
65,000,000,000
Number of Chickens Consumed Per Year (Source)
23,000,000,000
Number of Chickens in the World at Any Moment
This number is 10 times more than any other bird, 40 times the number of sparrows.
The combined mass of those 23 billion chickens is greater than that of all the other birds on Earth.
Chewing Gum
174,000,000,000,000
The number of sticks of Chewing Gum produced in the world every year.
Insects
10,000,000,000,000,000,000
10 quintillion
According to the Smithsonian, there are an estimated 10 quintillion insects alive in the world at any moment.
Prize Money
US$ 3,800,000.00
Prize money for winner of US Open Tennis (2019 tournament info from usopen.org)
Plastic Facts
Based on the facts published in Earthday.org 29 March 2018
335,000,000
Metric Tons
Annual Plastic Production in the World in 2016
525,600,000,000
Plastic bottles bought by humans per year (2016). That is roughly 1,000,000 per minute. Roughly 20% get recycled. Rest end up in the environment.
4,000,000,000,000
Plastic bags produced annually.
500,000,000,000
Disposable cups used every year. Most are made of styrofoam. Styrofoam does not decay fast. It can remain in landfills for up to 500 years.
Cruise Ships
Amazing number regarding consumerism on board the world's largest cruise ships
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/cruise-ships-food-supplies/index.html
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