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Averages 11 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Mondays around 2 PM UTC. Mostly link posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
11 1%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
48 3%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
5 6%
Activity Rank #13,337 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#13,337 227
Top 25%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
47%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
78%

r/sustainability Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

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Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Link
Typical Title Length Medium (71 chars)
Peak Day Tuesday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

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34%
10–99
34%
100–999
28%
1K+
4%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 29%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 26
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 2.4K

r/sustainability Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

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r/sustainability Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

This subreddit doesn't use post flairs.

No flaired posts were found in this month's data.

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

46%link posts

r/sustainability Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
sustainability
30 (9.2%)
73
sustainable
26 (8.0%)
42
carbon
16 (4.9%)
544
climate
15 (4.6%)
20816
actually
13 (4.0%)
2211
people
12 (3.7%)
21820
waste
11 (3.4%)
110
emissions
11 (3.4%)
533
environmental
11 (3.4%)
583
green
11 (3.4%)
42

r/sustainability Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be71
youtube.com71
news10.com4121
c.org31
docs.google.com31

r/sustainability Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

Solar panels bolted over 2 working irrigation canals in California's Central Valley cut evaporation beneath them by as much as 70 percent, and the aquatic weed that fouls those channels dropped by about 85 percent

2.4K upvotes 39 comments link Sep 2

"AI doesn't effect the environment!" WAKE UP PEOPLE.

1.7K upvotes 83 comments image Sep 8

The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars

1.2K upvotes 38 comments link Sep 8

What are your thoughts on this?

1.1K upvotes 118 comments image Sep 29

Giving up flights helps the climate far more than people think

785 upvotes 126 comments link Sep 22

Louisiana just gave Space X a $27 BILLION tax break, allowing zero public comment from residents or voters. Smothered by NDA’s and left out by the State, concerned residents take SpaceX concerns to FAA.

703 upvotes 17 comments link Sep 7

Voting is 162x more effective as a climate action than recycling, yet those who prioritize climate change or the environment are less likely to do so | Fortunately, this is a problem we know how to solve: Volunteer to turn out environmental voters

552 upvotes 27 comments image Sep 8

US environmentalists are less likely to vote than the average American, and our policies reflect that reality. Change the course of history, and turn our electorate into a climate electorate! Register and vote early!

503 upvotes 41 comments link Sep 29

Japan Has No Space for Solar Farms Apart From Old Golf Courses

472 upvotes 47 comments link Sep 27

Paris pollution after they added bike lanes and restricted cars

439 upvotes 23 comments image Sep 16

r/sustainability Audience Overlap

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r/sustainability FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/sustainability?

Based on posting volume, r/sustainability is most active on Mondays around 2 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/sustainability?

r/sustainability averages 11 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/sustainability get?

Posts on r/sustainability average about 48 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/sustainability get most?

On r/sustainability, posts are a mix of formats, mostly link posts