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(Formatted as Excel files - See note on file format) Chapter 1 Data: Entering a New World (all data) Table 1-1. Top 20 Failing States, 2006 Demographic Data for Leading Failing States, 2007 Annual Consumption of Key Resources in China and U.S., Latest Year, with Projections for China to 2030 Compared to Current World Production Chapter 2 Data: Deteriorating Oil and Food Security (all data) World Oil Production, 1950-2007 Oil Production in the United States, 1900-2006 World's 20 Largest Oil Discoveries World Grain Production and Consumption, 1960-2007 World Grain Consumption and Stocks, 1960-2007 Wheat-Oil Exchange Rate, 1950-2007 U.S. Corn Production and Use for Fuel Ethanol, 1980-2007 Chapter 3 Data: Rising Temperatures and Rising Seas (all data) Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentration, 1000-2007 Global Average Temperature, 1880-2007 Natural Disasters with Billion Dollar Insured Losses Chapter 4 Data: Emerging Water Shortages (all data) Countries Overpumping Aquifers in 2007 World Irrigated Area and Irrigated Area Per Thousand People, 1950-2003 Chapter 5 Data: Natural Systems Under Stress (all data) Change in World Forest Cover, 1990-2005 World Livestock Population, 1961-2006 Livestock and Human Populations in Africa, 1961-2006 Livestock and Human Populations in Nigeria, 1961-2006 Livestock and Human Populations in China, 1961-2006 World Total and Per Person Wild Fish Harvest, 1950-2005 Eastern Oyster Harvest in the Chesapeake Bay, 1950-2005 Threatened Species in Major Groups of Organisms, 2007 Chapter 6 Data: Early Signs of Decline (all data) World Population, 1950-2007 Years Remaining for Economically Recoverable Reserves of Major Minerals Leading Causes of Death in the World, 2002 Cumulative AIDS Deaths, 1980-2006 Cumulative HIV Cases, 1980-2006 Grain Harvested Area Per Person in Selected Countries and the World in 1950 and 2000, with Projection to 2050 Undernourished People in the World and in Selected Groups and Regions, 2002-2004 Life Expectancy for the World and Selected Regions, 1950-2005, with Projection to 2050 Chapter 7 Data: Eradicating Poverty, Stabilizing Population (all data) World Population, 1950-2005, with Projections to 2050 Gross Domestic Product for China and India, 1980-2006 Per Capita Gross Domestic Product for China and India, 1980-2006 Global Wild Poliovirus Cases, 1985-2007 Table 7–1. Plan B Budget: Additional Annual Funding Needed to Reach Basic Social Goals Official Development Assistance from All Donors, 1960-2006 Official Development Assistance from Development Assistance Committee Members, 1960-2006 Chapter 8 Data: Restoring the Earth (all data) Extent of No-Tillage Agriculture Worldwide Paper Recycling Rates for Top Ten Paper Producing Countries and the World World Wood Production, 1961-2005 Wood Production in Africa, 1961-2005 Wood Production in Asia, 1961-2005 Wood Production in Europe, 1961-2005 Wood Production in North and Central America, 1961-2005 Wood Production in Oceania, 1961-2005 Wood Production in South America, 1961-2005 Table 8-1. Plan B Budget: Additional Annual Funding Needed to Restore the Earth		Chapter 9 Data: Feeding Eight Billion Well (all data) World Grain Production and Consumption, 1960-2007 World Average Grain Yields, 1950-2007 Global Grain Yields, Annual Percent Increase by Decade, 1950-2007 Milk Production in India and the United States, 1961-2006 World Animal Protein Production, 1961-2006 World Soybean Production, 1964-2007 Chapter 10 Data: Designing Cities for People (all data) Change in Inbound Traffic Following London Congestion Charge, 2002 to 2006 World Bicycle and Passenger Car Production, 1950-2006 Top Twenty Megacities: Population in 1950, 2005, and Projection for 2015 World Urban and Rural Populations, 1950-2005, with Projection to 2030 Chapter 11 Data: Raising Energy Efficiency (all data) World Coal Consumption and Coal Consumption by Country, 1980-2005 World Primary Energy Demand, 2006, and IEA Projection for 2020 World Electricity Demand, 2006, and IEA Projection for 2020 World Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel Combustion, 2006, and IEA Projection for 2020 World Electricity Consumption for Lighting by Sector and Potential Electricity Savings, 2005 Potential Worldwide Electricity Savings by Switching to More-Efficient Lighting and Implementing System Control Technologies, 2005 U.S. Green Building Council LEED Certification Checklist for Existing Buildings U.S. Green Building Council LEED Certification Checklist for New Buildings Chapter 12 Data: Turning to Renewable Energy (all data) Table 12-1. World Power and Energy from Renewables in 2006 and Plan B Goals for 2020 Global Energy Consumption in 2006 and Plan B Goals for 2020 (condensed) Global Energy Consumption in 2006 and Plan B Goals for 2020 (detailed) World Energy Growth Rates by Source, 2000-2006 World Installed Wind Electricity-Generating Capacity, 1980-2007 U.S. Cumulative Installed Wind Electricity-Generating Capacity, 1980-2007 World Solar Cell Production, 1975-2007 U.S. Solar Cell Production, 1976-2006 World Cumulative Installed Geothermal Electricity-Generating Capacity, 1950-2005 U.S. Cumulative Installed Geothermal Electricity-Generating Capacity, 1990-2005 World Hydroelectric Consumption, 1965-2006 U.S. Hydroelectric Consumption, 1965-2006 World Annual Fuel Ethanol Production, 1975-2007 U.S. Annual Fuel Ethanol Production, 1978-2007 World Annual Biodiesel Production, 1991-2007 U.S. Annual Biodiesel Production, 2000-2007 World Natural Gas Consumption, 1965-2006 U.S. Natural Gas Consumption, 1965-2006 World Oil Production, 1950-2007 U.S. Oil Consumption, 1965-2006 World Coal Consumption and Coal Consumption by Country, 1980-2005 World Cumulative Installed Nuclear Electricity-Generating Capacity, 1970-2007 Chapter 13 Data: The Great Mobilization (all data) Table 13-1. Plan B Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reductions and Sequestration in 2020 Table 13-2. Plan B Budget: Additional Annual Expenditures Needed to Meet Social Goals and to Restore the Earth Table 13-3. Military Budgets by Country and for the World in 2006 and Plan B Budget The Real Price of Gasoline, 2007 Update Table of Contents for Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization

Note on Excel file format (xls):

Data for each chapter is saved in a Microsoft Excel workbook. MS Excel is spreadsheet software that allows users to manipulate and view numerical data.  To use these data files, we recommend that you save them on your computer and then open with MS Excel. They can also be viewed in your web browser. If other spreadsheet software is used to view files, the original formatting may not be retained. Each chapter’s dataset opens to an Index page listing all the files available for the chapter. Click on the linked titles to move to a particular data table, or browse by clicking the tabs at the bottom of the screen. Use the tabs to view graphs. At the bottom of each data table is a link that will take you “Back to the index” of the particular chapter’s dataset.

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