LibGuides: Built Environment: Statistics

Statistical sources

Here are a range of resources that can help you find statistical information for a range of assignments.

Forestry Commission
UK statistics on woodland area, planting, timber, trade, climate change, environment, recreation, employment and finance & prices as well as some statistics on international forestry. Where possible, figures are also provided for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
HM Treasury
The UK government HM Treasury webpages including economics news, policies and statistics.
Police:UK: Crime and policing in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
The national police website for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Statista This link opens in a new window
Access to global statistics, data, graphs and infographics. Statista provides detailed information on over 100 industries and 120 countries, as well as global companies and market trends.

Valuation Office Agency
The webpages of the UK Valuation Office Agency.
UK Data Service (registration required)
UK and international survey and statistical data drawn from a range of respected sources including: United Nations, IMF, OECD, World Bank, International Labour Organization (ILO), International Energy Agency (IEA), Eurostat and UNIDO. Free registration required to access some parts of the database

Here are a range of resources that can help you find population data for a range of assignments.

UK Office for National Statistics
The main gateway to UK official statistics. Provides direct access to tables of data, full text publications and the latest official releases. Covers Britain's economy, population and society at national and regional levels. Updated daily
Nomis: official labour market statistics
Nomis is a service provided by Office for National Statistics. Here you can find statistics related to population, society and the labour market at national, regional and local levels. These include data from current and previous censuses.
Sheffield City Council
Take a look in the City Facts and Figures section including population and health and ward profiles and much more.

Here are a range of resources that can help you find European and international data for a range of assignments.

Passport (Euromonitor) This link opens in a new window
Market research data that analysts at Euromonitor have collated including consumer lifestyle reports, future demographics, country profiles, updates on consumer and industry trends, company information, market sizes and economic indicators. Passport covers more than 200 countries and regions, with a global outlook

UNdata Explorer
Free access to the world's major international statistics from the United Nations. Includes statistics from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); International Labour Organization (ILO); International Monetary Fund (IMF); International Telecommunications Union (ITU); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); The World Bank; UNESCO; United Nations (UN); World Health Organization (WHO); World Tourism Organization (WTO).

World Factbook This link opens in a new window
Broad overviews of countries, briefly describing geography, people, government, economy, communications, transport, military and transnational issues.
Includes images of national flags and reference maps of continents and regions. Country profiles include both written and statistical data.