The Sheridan Libraries

Data Sources for International Relations (SAIS)

BP Statistical Reviews
BP, one of the world's largest energy companies, publishes statistical reviews of world energy, projections and historical data. The Review of World Energy in print: HD 9560.4 .B74
EIU Energy Data Tool
Under "Industries" in the EIU Viewpoint home page, find "Explore Data Further". Good source for end use data.
Energy Statistics (United Nations)
Includes the UN publications Energy Yearbook, Energy Balances, and Energy Profiles (includes end use data).
Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (World Bank)
A global knowledge and technical assistance program administered by the World Bank.
Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI)
Monthly data for the biggest oil producing and consuming countries.

Passport GMID Euromonitor This link opens in a new window
To access data, you can select a topic from the Tool Bar at the top of the page, or click "Search" for "Quick Market Statistics". After retrieving your search, you can adjust the time series, getting data back to 1977.

Petroleum Economist
A monthly journal about oil, its politics and economics published since 1934.
UN Energy Statistics Database
Energy data for 200+ countries, areas and regions on the production, trade and intermediate and final consumption for primary and secondary conventional, non-conventional and new and renewable sources of energy from 1990 onwards. Scroll under "Popular Statistical Tables".
Energy Balances and Electricity Profiles
A source of overall consumption statistics of energy commodities.

Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Official energy statistics from the US government. Includes International Energy Annual, Annual Energy Review, Country Energy Profiles, and more.
DOE Data Explorer
Search tool for finding DOE-funded, publicly available, scientific data submitted by data centers, repositories, and other organizations funded by the Department.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Supported by the Dept. of Energy, NREL develops clean energy and energy efficiency technologies and practices.

U.S. Department of Energy Data Books:

Aquastat (FAO)
FAO's global water information system.
Center for International Earth Science Information Network
Earth Institute, Columbia University.
Data Distribution Center (IPCC)
The Data Distribution Centre (DDC) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Earth Policy Institute Data Center
From Rutgers University
Climate Watch: Data for Climate Change
From the World Resources Institute, among others
National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Claims to be the world's largest archive of climate data from NOAA. Formerly the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC).
Millenium Development Goals Indicators
Indicators of progress in the areas of debt, child mortality, education, environment, gender, hunger, health, telecommunications, and others.
UN Water
The United Nations inter-agency coordination mechanism for all freshwater related issues, including sanitation.
UNEP World Environment Situation Room
An interactive site from the UN Environment Programme, with data, maps, reports and more.
USDA Geospatial Data Gateway
Source for environmental and natural resources data.
US Climate Resilience Toolkit
One stop site for tools and information for building climate resilience. Includes information from all US federal government sources.