The Little Green Data Book

This pocket book is based on the the World Development Indicators 2004. It contains a wealth of statistics on population, agriculture, forests, energy, emissions and pollution, water and sanitation, and a number of national accounting aggregates. Although there is a section devoted to biodiversity, it mostly only indicates the percentage of land area under national protection. Overall data are provided by region and income distribution, then each country has its own entry. It is a useful snapshot but is not designed to track trends. Information can be accessed online at www.worldbank.org/environmentaleconomics