| Name |
Source |
Data Type |
Geographic Coverage |
Start Year |
End year
| Interactivity |
Downloadable Filetypes |
Comments |
Human Footprint |
CIESIN |
environmental |
world subnational |
2002 |
2002 |
non-interactive |
.bil |
can download a world map, data does not exist in excel format |
| PAGE |
IFPRI |
environmental |
world |
1995 |
2001 |
non-interactive |
.pdf |
maps only, no data. includes agricultural data |
| Earth Trends |
World Resources Institute/IEA |
environmental |
world regional national development |
1950 |
2003 |
interactive |
.xls |
energy by resource, water, biodiversity, http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/ECONOMIC/ESS/watf.aspag and food, etc. includes agricultural and socioeconomic data |
| Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators |
SEDAC/Ciesin |
environmental |
national |
1900 |
2005 |
interactive |
not downloadable |
shows treaties by subject/no set time period, encompasses all treaties. some socioeconomic data. |
| Gridded Population of the World |
SEDAC/Ciesin |
population |
world regional |
1990 |
2001 |
non-interactive |
.e00 |
website also has downloadable maps. |
| Population of Slum Areas |
UN Human Settlements Programme |
development |
world regional national |
1990 |
2001 |
non-interactive |
.pdf |
|
| Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database |
OSU |
environmental |
world |
1997 |
2001 |
interactive |
.gif |
maps only, no data |
| 2005 World Development Indicator table |
World Bank |
development |
world national |
1980 |
2005 |
non-interactive |
not downloadable |
Includes agricultural and socioeconomic data. |
| Global Poverty Estimates Table |
World Bank |
development |
world national |
1980 |
2005 |
non-interactive |
not downloadable |
shows global and national poverty lines. No yearly data by country. |
| Povcal Net |
World Bank |
socioeconomic |
world national |
1980 |
2005 |
interactive |
not downloadable |
allows replication of World Bank aggregates. |
| Inequality Data Sets |
UT Global Inequality Project |
development |
world regional national |
1963 |
2000 |
non-interactive |
.xls .ppt |
datasets use Theil's T statistic and/or Deininger and Squire inequality measures with additional pay-inequality measures. |
| Penn World Table |
Center for International Comparisons |
socioeconomic |
world national |
1950 |
2000 |
interactive |
.xls |
|
| World Agricultural Trade Flow |
FAO Statistics Division |
agricultural |
world national |
1997 |
2003 |
interactive |
not downloadable |
|
| UN Commodity Trade Statistics Database |
UN Statistics Division |
socioeconomic |
world national |
1962 |
2004 |
interactive |
downloads by subscription only. |
|
| Eurlife |
Eurofound |
socioeconomic |
regional national |
1990 |
2001 |
interactive |
not downloadable |
European countries only. Includes population data. |
| PAI Interactive Database |
Population Action International |
environmental |
national |
1975 |
2005 |
interactive |
.cvs |
Includes projections for future years. |
| Globalis |
Global Virtual University |
socioeconomic |
national |
1950 |
2005 |
interactive |
not downloadable |
Includes projections for future years. Includes agricultural and environmental data. |
| WTO Statistics Database |
WTO |
socioeconomic |
national |
1995 |
2003 |
interactive |
.xls |
Includes population data. |
| PRB Datafinder |
Population Reference Bureau |
development |
world regional national |
2003 |
2005 |
interactive |
.pdf |
Includes socioeconomic data. |
| GEO Data Portal |
UN Environment Programme |
environmental |
world regional national |
1950 |
2005 |
interactive |
pdf e00 bil tif svg |
Includes projections for future years. Includes population data. |
| UNDP Human Development Reports |
UN Development Programme |
development |
world regional |
1945 |
2005 |
interactive |
.xls |
Includes projections for future years. Includes population and socioeconomic data. |
| Food Security Status |
Famine Early Warning Systems Network |
development |
national |
2003 |
2006 |
interactive |
.pdf |
Looks for warning signs of future famines. |
| Gapminder |
UNDP Human Development Report |
development |
national |
1960 |
2006 |
interactive |
.pdf |
Provides interactive graphs based on the UNDP Human Development Report. |
| WIDER |
World Bank |
development |
national |
1867 |
2003 |
non-interactive |
.xls |
"Database includes country, reported gini, currency, area, population, age coverage and etc." |
|
| Global Distribution of Poverty |
CIESIN |
development |
national subnational |
1990 |
2005 |
non-interactive |
.xls .shp GRID |
Excellent resource for both maps (~150) and downloadable datasets on poverty mapping for selected countries. |
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