Day 07 of 10 · Application · Development and sustainability

Economic Growth Versus Environmental Pressure

Country-year indicators for economic and emissions comparisons.

Friday, October 30, 2026Platform-neutralHealth · Development · Business Intelligence

Your analytical mission

Do increases in economic prosperity coincide with changes in CO₂ emissions?

This is a storytelling challenge, not a test of how many visuals you can create. Investigate the central question, choose evidence that answers it, and explain why the findings matter.

Step-by-step instructions

Select five countries and a shared year range.
Use the CO₂ indicator and a matching economic indicator, preferably both standardized per capita.
Create aligned country time series and one recent-year comparison.
Describe a pattern without claiming causality.

Scope and data preparation

Provide source joins on ISO country code and year if available; document dropped years.

Expected deliverables

A two- or three-visual sustainability brief.
One coherent headline, 150-word interpretation and a limitations note.
Definitions of economic and emissions units.

Label charts clearly and cite the dataset and extraction date. Tell us which tool you used.

Quality guardrail

Absolute CO₂ emissions and CO₂ per capita answer different questions; avoid misleading scales.

Required story structure

Question → Evidence → Interpretation → Action. Include a concise evidence-led title and a limitation where relevant.

Dataset and provenance

Our World in Data and World Bank

Official source and download instructions. The source may contain more rows or fields than this day's suggested scope.

Open official data source ↗

Download guidance: Follow the provider’s export instructions. A clean SI Analytics extract has not been published in this package. For initial learning, use the recommended scope above and check metadata before analysis.

Source: Our World in Data and World Bank. Original data may have licensing, citation, coverage and refresh requirements. Confirm the dataset version before publishing.

Submission checklist

Submit the completed dashboard/chart or report link, a fallback screenshot or PDF, your 100–300-word findings (depending on the day), your source citation, and a brief methodological limitation. Share publicly only if you have appropriate permissions.

Suggested LinkedIn tag: #SIAnalyticsDataVizChallenge. Mention the day and one evidence-based finding.

Submission link: To be announced by SI Analytics.

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