World Bank2013-02-072013-02-072012-05978-0-8213-8993-5https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12267This year's edition of the little green data book includes a focus story on oceans and its ecosystem services, as well as estimates of global marine fisheries wealth accounts, a first step in capturing the value of this important resource stock. A new set of ocean-related indicators are also introduced, highlighting the role of oceans in economic development and providing policy makers the information to make better decisions for the sustainable management of oceans. These and other related data are freely available online at data.worldbank.org as part of the World Bank's open data initiative. For more than a decade, the little green data book has served as a knowledge resource that aids policy makers in using environmental data more effectively to support priority-setting and improve development outcomes. It is the result of close collaboration between the Development Data Group of the Development Economics Vice Presidency and the Environment Department of the Sustainable Development Vice Presidency of the World Bank.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOairair pollutionair qualityair quality standardsarable landbiodiversitybiodiversity EnergyBiomassCarbonCarbon dioxidecarbon dioxide emissionCarbon dioxide emissionscensusesclimateclimate changeCO2coalCoal Oilcoastal zonesDeforestationdeveloped countriesdeveloping countriesdieseleconomic activityeconomic growthElectricityemission levelsEmissionsemissions growthenergy demandenergy efficiencyenergy efficiency measuresEnergy Emissionsenergy mixenergy useFood productionForestForest areaForestsfossilfossil fuelfuel consumptionfuture generationsgreenhousegreenhouse gasgreenhouse gas emissionsgreenhouse gasesgreenhouse gases emissionsgross national incomehousehold surveysHydropowerimpacts of climate changeimproving energy efficiencyIPCClive birthsmarket economiesmember statesMillennium Development Goalsmortalitymortality rateNational accountingNational governmentsnatural gasoil equivalentparticulateParticulate emissionparticulate matterPhPM10pollutantsPopulation densitypower consumptionprogresspublic healthpublic transportationrenewable sourcesrural areasrural populationsanitationsea levelsea level risesolid wastesolid waste managementspeciestotal energy demandTransport sectortransportationurban areasUrban populationUrban population growthurban populationsurbanizationuse per capitavulnerabilitywasteWorld PopulationWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-8993-5