Statistics & Data

Portal to common EPA data sites for air, climate change, pollution, etc.

From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Data on air, water, waste, land, toxins, radiation, and other environmental issues.

Air quality monitoring and emissions data from the EPA

Information on aquatic biodiversity and the health of bodies of water

Official Canadian figures from Environment Canada

International, regional, and country data on various aspects of natural resources and the environment

World Bank data. Scroll to the bottom of the page to download the data in ZIP files

Environmental information from the World Development Indicators (World Bank)

Collections of data on global climate change from the U.S. Department of Energy. Topics include carbon dioxide, water vapor, atmospheric trace gasses, energy and socioeconomic systems, energy balances, and gas emissions.

Information on indoor air pollution, water, sanitation and health, chemical safety, and other topics from the World Health Organization (WHO)

Health data from the World Health Organization. Includes data on environmental risk factors.

Data portal for the United Nations Environment Programme. GEO has 450 different variables at the national, regional and global level on topics like fresh water, population, forests, emissions, climate, disasters, and health.

From the Pacific Institute, and environmental advocacy group. Includes data on fresh water, water consumption, water industry revenue, sanitation, and other topics. the data is also published in the Pacific Institute's annual data report, "The World's Water".