Are we on the right track or is reality blurring in our bubble? Hard facts put perceptions to the test.

2019 in Germany
... newly registered SUVs: 762,490
... blackbirds in German gardens: 266,000

Percentage of Germans,
... who would not do without their own car under any circumstances: 36
... who think that too little is being done for climate protection: 63

Electric cars registered in 2019 per 100,000 inhabitants 
... in Germany: 277
... in Norway: 6918

People who believe climate change is real and mostly man-made, in percent,
... in Germany: 49
... in Norway: 35

Global melted ice in the years between 1994 and 2017, in billions of tons: 27,500

Share of wind and solar energy in total electricity generation in the first half of 2020
... worldwide: 10
... in Germany: 42

Reduction in Germany's share of global CO2 emissions from 2019 to 2020, in percent: 12.7
Forecast increase in per capita chocolate consumption in Germany from 2012 to 2025, in kilograms: 1

Amount of food that a person in Germany throws away on average, in kilograms: 55
Proportion of Germans who think that containerizing should be exempt from punishment, in percent: 81

Percentage of Germans who ate a vegetarian diet in 2019: 7

Percentage of 18-24 year olds who use Instagram as a news source: 24
Percentage of people over 35 who use Instagram as a news source: 8

Estimated number of new Instagram stories per minute in 2020: 347,222

Available emojis in the year 
… 1995: 76
… 2020: 3.136

The most popular emoji in the world: 😂

Sources: German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Brandwatch, Influencer Marketing Hub, PwC Europe Consumer Insights Survey, Reuters Digital News Report, Statista