2024 in numbers
Another year of counting things.
2023 in numbers
Inspired by statistic-packed year-end summaries from Jeremy and Diamond Geezer, I thought I’d count a few things myself. As these counts feature varying levels of accuracy, I’m including numbers from previous years to highlight any notable trends.
Posts
| Year | Articles | Notes | Photos | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 | 38 | 50 | 111 |
| 2022 | 11 | 69 | 32 | 112 |
| 2021 | 4 | 47 | 77 | 128 |
| 2020 | 12 | 73 | 79 | 164 |
| 2019 | 25 | 76 | 30 | 131 |
I almost published the same number of posts this year as last, however they skewed more heavily towards longer form articles than shorter note or photo posts (2019 was the year I experimented with weeknotes, which counted for 19 of that year’s 25 article posts). Hard not to conclude that is a result of my decision to stop syndicating short posts to Twitter.
Travel
| Year | Countries | Trips | Distance | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 22 | 6439 km | 215 kg |
| 2022 | 6 | 13 | 8093 km | 263 kg |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 1624 km | 54 kg |
| 2020 | 8 | 7 | 4166 km | 136 kg |
| 2019 | 3 | 8 | 5624 km | 184 kg |
I travelled less distance but over more trips, largely due to me visiting more places in the UK this year.
Events
| Year | Cinema | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 2022 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 2021 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2019 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
Fewer trips to the cinema but an increase in other things I went to see. Not mentioned in my review of the year was an evening at the National Theatre to watch Dear England, a beautiful story about Gareth Southgate and challenging what it means to be an England fan. I also attended a wild life drawing class at the Brighton Aquarium, which I’d like to do again.
Commits on GitHub
| Year | Commits |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4052 |
| 2022 | 4295 |
| 2021 | 3050 |
| 2020 | 3324 |
| 2019 | 1606 |
A slight dip on the number of contributions I made this year, but still the second highest number I’ve recorded.
Activities on Strava
| Year | Walking | Cycling | Running | Swimming | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9h 4m | 0h 0m | 0h 0m | 3h 46m | 12h 50m |
| 2022 | 8h 32m | 4h 2m | 0h 0m | 6h 21m | 12h 34m |
| 2021 | 39h 4m | 20h 37m | 19h 50m | 0h 0m | 79h 31m |
| 2020 | 6h 14m | 13h 40m | 28h 16m | 0h 0m | 48h 10m |
| 2019 | 0h 0m | 0h 0m | 2h 41m | 0h 0m | 2h 41m |
While a similar total for the time I spent exercising, most of it can be accounted for by two days spent walking on the South Downs. Must do better.
Check-ins on Swarm
| Year | Check-ins |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1008 |
| 2022 | 941 |
| 2021 | 785 |
| 2020 | 623 |
| 2019 | 1527 |
Still no idea why I check-in to places on Swarm and yet I did it more this year than last.
Formula 1
| Year | Races | Winning drivers | Winning constructors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 22 | 5 | 3 |
| 2021 | 22 | 5 | 4 |
| 2020 | 17 | 5 | 4 |
| 2019 | 21 | 5 | 3 |
I still watch Formula 1, for some reason. This season was particularly difficult to follow given the result of each race was a foregone conclusion. Were it not for Carlos Sainz’s smoothly controlled win in Singapore, these numbers would be even worse. I’ve got my hopes pinned on McLaren continuing their resurgence next year.
Prime Ministers
| Year | Holders | Parties |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
An unusually stable year for Conservative Prime Ministers, with just one holder of the office. Here’s to a 100% increase in both holders of the office and their parties (political, not booze-fuelled) early next year.
Happy New Year!