Library Guides: International Government Data & Statistics: Environment

Data & Statistics

Center for International Earth Science Information Network. Data sets on environmental treaties, land use, natural hazards, environmental health, climate change, biodiversity and much more.

FAOStat. Statistical portal from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN. with data on Forestry, Fisheries, Agricultural Emissions and other Agri-Environmental data.

FluxNet. Long-term measurements of carbon dioxide, water vapor, and energy exchange from a variety of worldwide ecosystems integrated into consistent, quality assured, documented data sets

International Benchmarking Network for Water and Sanitation Utilities (IBNET). World's largest database for water and sanitation utilities performance data.

International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange. Clearinghouse for International Oceanographic data from the UN and other international organizations.

Kyoto Protocol Data. Contains base year data under the Kyoto Protocol as well as subsequent annual national emission reduction targets and reports.

OECD Environmental Statistics. Data on forests, water, threatened species, green growth, waste, environmental patents and more.

OECD International Energy Agency. Data on coal, electricity, natural gas, oil, renewables, emissions, energy prices and taxes, research and development, and forecasts.

Population Exposure Estimates in Proximity to Nuclear Power Plants. Provides a global data set of point locations and attributes describing nuclear power plants and reactors.

UN Energy Statistics Database. International energy statistics from 1950-2010. CD ROMs in the Library Data Lab. Data from 1990 are available on UNdata.

UNEP Environmental Data Explorer. Source for data sets used by UNEP and its partners. Includes data on freshwater, population, forests, emissions, climate, disasters, health etc.

UN FCC Greenhouse Gas Inventory Data. Estimates of greenhouse gas emissions and removals by country. See also national communications submitted by signatory countries.

United Nations Statistics Division Environmental Indicators. Data from the UN Stastics division on water, waste, biodiversity, land & agriculture, disasters, marine conditions, etc.

World Bank Climate Change Portal. Central hub of information, data and reports about climate change around the world. Query, map, compare, chart and summarize key climate and climate-related information.

World Bank Environmental Data. Natural and man-made environmental resources: fresh water, clean air, forests, grasslands, marine resources, and agro-ecosystems.

World Health Organization Air Pollution Database. Portal from the World Health Organization on outdoor pollution data and estimates.

World Resources Institute. Includes interesting data not readily found elsewhere (e.g. aqueducts, basin studies, and clean technology).

Related Publications

Energy, Climate Change Environment: 2014 Insights
Complements IEA modelling work such as the World Energy Outlook and Energy Technology Perspectives by providing a technical analysis of selected policy issues at the energy-climate interface, as well as providing updated key energy and emissions statistics.
The Demography of Adaptation to Climate Change
This book addresses a major gap in adaptation efforts to date by pointing to the vital role that an understanding of population dynamics and an extensive use of demographic data have in developing pre-emptive and effective climate change adaptation policies and practices.
Climate Change 2013 - The Physical Science Basis
The Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) forms a scientific reference for climate change and its consequences.
OECD Environmental Performance Reviews. Colombia 2014
This report is the first OECD review of Colombia's environmental performance. It evaluates progress towards sustainable development and green growth, with a focus on waste and chemicals management and policies that promote more effective and efficient protection and sustainable use of biodiversity.
A Global Assessment of Potential for Offshore Mariculture Development from a Spatial Perspective
Mariculture accounts for about one-half of total aquaculture production. Nearly all of mariculture is inshore, but there is an impetus to move to the unprotected waters of the open sea. At the global level, there is concern for food security with expanding populations along with the conviction that the potential of the world's oceans to supplement the food supply is vastly underutilized.
An Assessment of Assessments: Findings of the Group of Experts Pursuant to UN Resolution 60/30.
The UN General Assembly in 2005 recommended that a regular process for the global reporting and assessment of the state of the marine environment, including its socio-economic aspects to be initiated. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO) were asked to serve as the lead agencies in the start-up phase that came to be known as the "Assessment of Assessments" (AoA). Under the AoA, An Expert Group have developed options and a framework for such a Regular Process, which can serve as the mechanism to keep the world's oceans and seas under continuing review.

Secondary menu

International Government Data & Statistics: Environment

Data & Statistics

Related Publications