"The world has quietly entered a new era, one where there is no national security without global security. We need to recognize this and to restructure and refocus our efforts to respond to this new reality." –Lester R. Brown, Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization.
Economy and Policy
| Title | Date Posted | Files |
| Population Under Plastic Bag Bans and Charges in the United States, 2007-2015 | October 01, 2014 | XLS |
| Plastic Bag Regulations Worldwide | May 01, 2014 | XLS |
| Plastic Bag Bans and Charges in the United States, 1990-2015 | April 22, 2014 | XLS |
| Plastic Bag Bans and Charges in the United States, 1990-2015 | April 22, 2014 | XLS |
| Plastic Bag Bans and Charges in the United States by State, as of April 2014 | April 22, 2014 | XLS |
| Population Under Plastic Bag Bans and Charges in the United States, 2007-2015 | April 22, 2014 | XLS |
| U.S. Municipal Solid Waste Stream, 1960-2012 | April 22, 2014 | XLS |
| U.S. Municipal Solid Waste Generation, 1960-2012 | April 22, 2014 | XLS |
| U.S. Municipal Solid Waste Recovery, 1960-2012 | April 22, 2014 | XLS |
| U.S. Municipal Solid Waste Discards, 1960-2012 | April 22, 2014 | XLS |
| Plastic Waste Generation, Recovery, and Discards in the United States, 1960-2012 | April 22, 2014 | XLS |
| Plastics in Municipal Solid Waste in the United States, 2012 | April 22, 2014 | XLS |
| Energy Sources for the Production of Plastic Bags in the United States | April 22, 2014 | XLS |
| Energy Required to Make Plastic Resin for 100 Billion Bags | April 22, 2014 | XLS |
| End-use Markets for U.S. Plastic Resin, 2012 | April 22, 2014 | XLS |
| Countries with More Than 10 Percent of Labor Force Unemployed, 2011 | February 16, 2012 | XLS |
| Gross World Product, 1950-2011 | February 16, 2012 | XLS |
| Twenty Countries with Most Equal Incomes Based on Gini Index, Latest Year | February 16, 2012 | XLS |
| Countries with More than Half of Population in Extreme Poverty, Latest Year | February 16, 2012 | XLS |
| Twenty Largest Economies, 2011 | February 16, 2012 | XLS |
| Richest 20 Countries by Per Capita Gross Domestic Product, 2011 | February 16, 2012 | XLS |
| Poorest 20 Countries by Per Capita Gross Domestic Product, 2011 | February 16, 2012 | XLS |
| Twenty Countries with Least Equal Incomes Based on Gini Index, Latest Year | February 16, 2012 | XLS |
| Gross Domestic Product in 5 Largest Economies, 1980-2011 | February 16, 2012 | XLS |
| Fossil Fuel Consumption Subsidies Per Person in Top 25 Countries, 2010 | January 19, 2012 | XLS |
| Fossil Fuel Consumption Subsidies in Top 25 Countries, 2010 | January 19, 2012 | XLS |
| World Fossil Fuel Consumption Subsidies, 2010 | January 19, 2012 | XLS |
| Paper Consumption in China and Paper Production for the World, 1998-2010, with Projection for Chinese Consumption in 2035 | September 08, 2011 | XLS |
| Annual Consumption of Key Resources in China and U.S., Latest Year, with Projections for China to 2035, Compared to Current World Production | September 08, 2011 | XLS |
| Per Capita Gross Domestic Product Based on Purchasing Power Parity in China, 1980-2010, with Projections to 2035 | September 08, 2011 | XLS |
| Economy Data from World on the Edge | January 12, 2011 | XLS, PDF |
| Pakistan Government Spending on Defense, Health, and Education, 1998-2009 | January 12, 2011 | XLS |
| U.S. Government Spending on Defense, Health, and Education, 1990-2008 | January 12, 2011 | XLS |
| Paper Recycling Rates of Top Ten Paper Producing Countries and the World, 2005-2009 | January 12, 2011 | XLS |
| Fossil Fuel Consumption Subsidies in Selected Countries by Fuel Type, 2009 | January 12, 2011 | XLS |
| Retail Gasoline Prices by Country: Subsidies and Taxation, 2008 | January 12, 2011 | XLS |
| Gross World Product, 1950-2009 | January 12, 2011 | XLS |
| Gross Domestic Product Based on Purchasing Power Parity for China, India, and Brazil, 1980-2009 | January 12, 2011 | XLS |
| Per Capita Gross Domestic Product Based on Purchasing Power Parity for China, India, and Brazil, 1980-2009 | January 12, 2011 | XLS |
| Official Development Assistance from Development Assistance Committee Members, 1960-2009 | January 12, 2011 | XLS |
| Official Development Assistance from the United States 1960-2009 | January 12, 2011 | XLS |
| Wheat Prices, 1 January – 9 August 2010 | August 10, 2010 | XLS |
| Change in Inbound Traffic Following London Congestion Charge, 2002 to 2007 | September 29, 2009 | XLS |
| Population Living Below $1.25 Per Day in Selected Countries and Regions, 1990-2007 | September 29, 2009 | XLS |
| Paper Recycling Rates for Top Ten Paper Producing Countries and the World | September 29, 2009 | XLS |
| Estimated Jobs Created from a $1 Billion Capital Expenditure in Energy and Efficiency | December 11, 2008 | XLS |
| Selected Cycling-Promotion Initiatives from around the World, 2008 | May 12, 2008 | XLS |
| Food Price Unrest Around the World, September 2007-April 2008 | April 16, 2008 | XLS |
| Years Remaining for Economically Recoverable Reserves of Major Minerals | January 01, 2008 | XLS |
| Selected Bottled Water Bans and Back-to-the-Tap Initiatives | December 07, 2007 | XLS |
| U.S. National Debt, 1930-2006 | December 14, 2006 | XLS |
| U.S. Balance of Trade in Goods, 1960-2006 | December 14, 2006 | XLS |
| Major Foreign Holders of U.S. Treasury Securities, September 2006 | December 14, 2006 | XLS |
| U.S. Balance of Trade in Goods with China, 1985-2006 | December 14, 2006 | XLS |
| Gross World Product, Total and Per Person, 1950-2005 | October 12, 2006 | XLS |
| Twenty Largest Economies, 2005 | October 12, 2006 | XLS |
| Countries with Highest Per Capita GDP, 2005 | October 12, 2006 | XLS |
| Countries with Lowest Per Capita GDP, 2005 | October 12, 2006 | XLS |
| Cities Signed on to the Mayors Climate Protection Agreement | May 03, 2006 | XLS |
| Personal Computers in China and the United States, 1981-2002 | February 16, 2005 | XLS |
| Cellular Phone Subscribers in China and the United States, 1980-2003 | February 16, 2005 | XLS |
| Vehicle Fleets in China and the United States, 2000-2003 | February 16, 2005 | XLS |
| Steel Consumption in the United States and China, 1990-2003 | February 16, 2005 | XLS |
| Television Sets in the United States and China, 1980, 1985, 1990-2000 | February 16, 2005 | XLS |
| Grain Consumption in China and the United States, 1960-2004 | February 16, 2005 | XLS |
| Refrigerator Production in China and the United States, 1970-2001 | February 16, 2005 | XLS |
| Oil Consumption in China and the United States, 1960-2004 | February 16, 2005 | XLS |
| World Fish Production Total and Per Person, 1950-2003 | January 01, 2005 | XLS |
| State Excise Tax Rates on Cigarettes | February 18, 2004 | XLS |
| Selected Examples of Explicit Environmental Tax Reform Packages | July 25, 2002 | XLS |
