By weight, what share of all mammals on Earth are wild animals?
The answer
5%
of global mammal biomass
Only about 5%
Livestock and pets make up about 59% of mammal biomass and humans about 36%. Every wild mammal, from mice to elephants to whales, adds up to the remaining 5%.
Data: estimate published in 2023. Source: Greenspoon et al. (2023) via Our World in Data