Statistics & Datasets: Environment, Energy, Agriculture

Annual report on crops, livestock, finances, etc. Compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Access to air quality data collected at outdoor monitors across the United States. EPA

US state comparisons, energy production, consumption, renewable energy resources, etc.

U.S. Energy Information Administration - data on energy consumption and emissions.

Biodiesel, coal, electricity, hydroelectricity, jet fuel, natural gas, oil, solar, etc.

Production, trade, transformation, and final consumption for a range of energy products, conventional and renewable. 1950-2009.

Data on the generation, shipment, and receipt of hazardous waste. EPA.

Single access point from seven major EPA databases. Topic searches cover air, water, waste, land, toxics, compliance, radiation.

Weather & climate data. Land-based, marine, model, radar, weather balloon, satellite, paleoclimatic data sets.

Snow & land ice, agriculture, atmosphere, glaciers/ice sheets, oceans (bathymetry/topography), etc.

Information about releases, production, and transfers of toxic chemicals from manufacturing, waste handling, mining, and electricity generation. Right to Know website, EPA data.

Provides statistics on crops and plants, farm demographics, economics and prices, chemicals and fertilizers used, livestock and animals. Also provides statistics by state. U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Access water-resources data collected at approximately 1.5 million sites in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.