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- Tri-University Data Resources
A large collection of data resources on all aspects of life are housed on our TDR website. Included on this site are databases from the United Nations, International Monetary Fund, OECD and World Bank. Data for most products are arranged by topic and by country.
The TDR also provides links to a wide variety of data available freely over the internet by international statistical agencies. The sources have been arranged by major subject area. Within each subject area, links are listed geographically in the following arrangement for Canada, the U.S., International:
- Agriculture & Natural Resources
- Environment
- Financial
- Geographic
- Health
- Science
- Socio-economic
Other Sources of Statistics
Socio-economic Information
- African Statistical Yearbook. UN5 EA A27 (5 volumes by region — current edition on Reference)
Country figures within region for population, national accounts, industry prices and production, etc. - Demographic Yearbook. UN2 S30 D29 1990- (current edition on Reference)
Basic population and vital statistics for countries worldwide. - Human Development Report. UN1 D H72 1990 (current edition on Reference)
Contains country figures on topics such as population, fertility, hunger, gender equality, health, energy, poverty, and education. - National statistics offices by country
courtesy of the United Nations. - Official Year Book of Australia. AS1 ST O29 (1939- )
Basic tables related to all aspects of life such as population, labour, social and economic statistics. - Statistical Yearbook of Asia and the Pacific. UN5 EB5 Y32
Tables include population, labour, national accounts, energy, industry, production, resources, and trade. - Statistical Yearbook of the United Nations. UN2 S30 S81 (current edition on Reference)
Summary tables of population figures, social and economic statistics by country. - Statistical Yearbook. UNESCO UN9 ES61 S79 1964-1999
Figures on education spending, ratios, enrolments, staffing, culture, communications, libraries, etc. - undata
Comprehensive online database of international statistics compiled by the United Nations - UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Similar tables to the yearbook. Figures on education, enrolments, culture, communications, etc. - United Nations Demographic and Social Statistics
Tables include population figures, health, poverty, education, literacy, etc. - World development indicators. UN9 MG S54 1976- (assorted years — current year on Reference)
Tables include information on population, gender, health, labour force, poverty, government spending, etc. by country in the context of level of development. - World Factbook. US1 CI W52 1987- (current year on Reference). Online
Very basic country overviews, population, GDP, communications, transportation, the economy, etc. - World Health Organization Data and Statistics Online
National, regional and global statistics on all aspects of health, disease, risk, mortality, health systems,etc. - World Health Statistics. UN9 WH W53 1962-1995
Country tables of mortality by type of disease or illness.
Economic Indicators & Government Finances
- Economic survey of Latin America and the Caribbean. UN5 EL5 E27 (current edition on Reference)
Annual survey by country. Includes basic statistics on GDP, national accounts, government spending, etc. - International Financial Statistics. UN9 MF I52 and I53 1959- (monthly and annual publications —
current annual edition on Reference)
Current and historical GDP, exchange rates, national accounts, balance of payments, etc. - National Accounts Statistics. UN2 S30 N19 1989-
National accounts by country. - Trends in Europe and North America. GovRef UN5 EE T62
Comparative figures on population, education, employment, housing, health, energy, etc. Includes Eastern European and former Soviet countries. - World Economic and Social Survey. UN2 C5 D96 1948- (current edition on Reference)
Special Topics – Agriculture
- FAOstat
Current and historical global statistics related to food and agriculture. Subscription version through TDR website allows for larger downloads than the free site listed here. - FAO Yearbook Fertilizer. UN9 FB81 F21 1952
Production & trade stats by commodity with countries listed over 10 years. - FAO Yearbook Forest Products. UN9 FB 11 Y25 1947
Production and trade stats by commodity with countries listed over 10 years. - FAO Yearbook Fishery Statistics. UN9 FB36 Y22 1984
Catch stats by type of fish by country. - FAO Yearbook Production. UN9 FB81 P69 1948
Production figures of agricultural products only. - FAO Yearbook Trade, Commerce. UN9 FB81 T69 1948
Statistics on trade of agricultural products between nations. - OECD Agricultural Outlook. ZZ EC A35 1999-2002. Online (2003- )
Tables provide detailed commodity projections for production, consumption, trade, stocks, and prices in OECD countries and selected information on other countries, including China, Argentina, the Russian Federation, and Brazil.
Reference Tools
- Index to International Statistics (IIS). REF Z7752 I47
Search by topic or by country. Gives reference to publication and abstract of information within the publication. Then check TRELLIS for Guelph holdings of title.
