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Dataset description and subject overview

Photo by: thinkpanama, Creative Commons, Flickr The International Energy Agency (IEA) datasets published by the Energy Statistics Division (ESD) contain annual and quarterly time series data from 1960 onwards on energy production, trade, stocks, transformation, consumption, prices and taxes as well as on greenhouse gas emissions for over the 30 OECD Member countries and over 100 non-OECD countries world-wide.

In OECD Member countries the data are collected by official bodies (most often the national statistics office in each country) from firms, government agencies and industry organisations and are then reported to the IEA using questionnaires to ensure international comparability. In non-OECD countries the data are collected directly from government and industry contacts and from national publications.

The IEA provides the Questionnaire Resource Centre at www.iea.org/Textbase/stats/questionnaire/index.aspwhere further information on the methodologies and questionnaires can be found.

The following is a brief description of each of the IEA datasets available to UK higher and further education users at ESDS International:

Note: The World Energy Statistics and Balances dataset has been restructured into six separate databases: Energy Statistics of OECD Countries, Energy Balances of OECD Countries, Energy Statistics of Non-OECD Countries, Energy Balances of Non-OECD Countries, World Energy Statistics, World Energy Balances.

Energy Statistics of OECD Countries Database

This database contains basic energy statistics for 30 OECD countries and six regions. Data are provided for energy supply and consumption in original units (1000 metric tons, terajoules and gigawatt hours) for various types of coal, oil, gas, renewables and waste, as well as for electricity and heat. Definitions of products and flows, explanatory notes on the individual country data and net calorific values are also included. In general, data are available for 1960 onwards.. This database is updated by the IEA in May each year.

Energy Balances of OECD Countries Database

This database contains energy balances for 30 OECD countries and six regions. Detailed energy balances are provided in thousand tonnes of oil equivalent (ktoe). Definitions of products and flows, explanatory notes on the individual country data, indicators (including GDP, population, industrial production index and ratios calculated with the energy data) and net calorific values are also included. In general, data are available for 1960 onwards. This database is updated by the IEA in May each year.

Energy Statistics of Non-OECD Countries Database

This database contains basic energy statistics for over 100 Non-OECD countries and 11 regions. Data are provided for energy supply and consumption in original units (1000 metric tons, terajoules and gigawatt hours) for various types of coal, oil, gas, renewables and waste, as well as for electricity and heat. Definitions of products and flows, explanatory notes on the individual country data and net calorific values are also included. Moreover, oil demand by product is given in tonnes and barrels per day. In general, data are available for 1971 onwards. This database is updated by the IEA at the beginning of September each year.

Energy Balances of Non-OECD Countries Database

This database contains energy balances for over 100 Non-OECD countries and 11 regions. Detailed energy balances are provided in thousand tonnes of oil equivalent (ktoe). Definitions of products and flows, explanatory notes on the individual country data, indicators (including GDP, population and ratios calculated with the energy data) and net calorific values are also included. In general, data are available for 1971 onwards. This database is updated by the IEA at the beginning of September each year.

World Energy Balances Database

This database is a compilation of the data in the Energy Balances of Non-OECD Countries database and the Energy Balances of OECD Countries database.

World Energy Statistics Database

This database is a compilation of the data in the Energy Statistics of Non-OECD Countries database and the Energy Statistics of OECD Countries database.

Oil Information Database

The Oil Information database contains time series of oil data for 30 OECD countries from 1960 onwards. Country aggregates for OECD Total, OECD North America, OECD Pacific, OECD Europe, IEA Total and European Union are also included. Statistics are available for detailed supply/demand balances, end-use consumption, trade by origin and destination as well as for stock levels and changes. Some major series for world-wide historical demand and supply are included. Annual Oil Statistics (AOS) contains data in thousand metric tons for crude oil, NGL, and 14 petroleum products. This database is updated by the IEA in August each year.

Natural Gas Information Database

The Natural Gas Information database contains time series of annual gas supply balances for OECD and non-OECD countries from 1960 onwards. Country aggregates for OECD Total, OECD North America, OECD Pacific, OECD Europe, IEA and regional totals. Statistics for the World include data on production, total imports and exports and gross inland consumption. For the OECD countries, more detailed information on supply and consumption by sector, and trade by origin and destination is available. This database is updated by the IEA in August each year.

Coal Information Database

The Coal Information database contains complete time series of coal statistics corresponding to the data shown in Part II of the annual IEA publication Coal Information. Selected tables from Part I of the publication are also included. Also included is a database of world-wide coal statistics covering production, trade, use in transformation (electricity and heat production) and final consumption in Industry and other Sectors. The Coal Information database contains time series of annual coal data for OECD and non-OECD countries from 1960 onwards. The IEA Coal Information database is structured into four databases and a set of selected tables. This database is updated by the IEA in July each year.

Electricity Information Database

The Electricity Information database contains time series of electricity statistics of OECD countries for supply, consumption, trade, capacity and price, and some projection data corresponding to the data shown in Part II of the annual IEA publication Electricity Information. Where available, all tables from Part I of the publication are also included. Data are based on submissions from national administrations to the Secretariat. The database contains time series of annual electricity and heat data for OECD countries from 1960 onwards. The online Electricity Information database is structured into seven databases and a set of selected tables. This database is updated by the IEA in September each year.

CO2 Emissions From Fuel Combustion Database

The CO2 Emissions From Fuel Combustion database provides a comparative analysis of CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion, a major source of anthropogenic emissions. The data are designed to assist in understanding the evolution of these emissions on a country, regional and worldwide basis. Data are included for 30 OECD countries and for more than 100 non-OECD countries and regions. In general, OECD data are available from 1960 onwards. Emissions were calculated using the IEA energy databases and the default methods and emissions factors from the Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories. This database is updated by the IEA in September each year.

Energy Prices and Taxes

This database contains a major international compilation of energy prices at all market levels: import prices, industry prices and consumer prices. The statistics cover import costs and export prices of main petroleum products, natural gas and coal in OECD countries. End-user prices and taxes for selected petroleum, gas and coal products as well as for electricity are provided for industry, electricity generation and households for OECD countries and a selection of non-OECD countries. Full notes on sources and methods and a description of price mechanisms in each country are included. Time series availability varies with each data series. In general, end-user prices and taxes start in 1978, import costs in 1980 and spot prices in 1982. This database is updated by the IEA in January, April, July and October of each year.

Renewables Information Database

The Renewables Information database contains complete time series of renewables and wastes statistics corresponding to the data shown in Part II of the annual IEA publication Renewables Information. A table from Part I of the publication showing selected renewables indicators for OECD and non-OECD countries is also included. Data are based on submissions from national administrations to the Secretariat. The database contains time series of annual renewables and wastes data for OECD countries from 1990 onwards. This database is updated by the IEA in August each year.

Energy Technology Research and Development Database

The IEA Energy Technology R&D database is divided into two parts:

i) Government Energy Technology R&D Budgets

Budgets are available for several R&D activities: conservation, fossil fuels, renewable energy, nuclear fission, nuclear fusion as well as power and storage technologies. Data for 23 IEA Member countries are available. (No data are provided for Luxembourg). Moreover, data for certain countries are not available for all years. Data for the European Commission are currently being revised and have not been included.

ii) Economic Indicators (used for deflating and currency conversion)

Three series are available: Nominal GDP in national currency, US Dollar Exchange rate and GDP Deflator.

Note: The IEA do produce another energy database - the Forecasts from Energy Policies of IEA Countries Database but this database is not available via ESDS International.

User Documentation

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The IEA provides the following documentation on it's web site:

• IEA Energy Information Centre at www.iea.org/Textbase/subjectqueries/index.asp provides a gateway to a great deal of energy related information and links.
• Energy Statistics manual at www.iea.org/textbase/nppdf/free/2004/statistics_manual.pdf provides a basic overview of energy statistics.
• IEA Publications and Papers at www.iea.org/Textbase/publications/index.asp provides links to IEA's publications and papers - includes free publications.

The International Energy Databases hosted by ESDS International is delivered via Beyond 20/20 WDS - a guide to accessing the IEA data is available (www.esds.ac.uk/international/support/user_guides/iea/ieawe.asp).

Note: You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader software to read documents in pdf format. It can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe website. (www.adobe.co.uk/products/acrobat/readstep2.html)

Accessing the IEA data

To access the ESDS International macro-economic datasets you must be a user from a UK higher or further education institution. We cannot provide data to users outside of this community due to the data re-distribution license agreements we have with our data providers. If you are a member of a UK higher or further education institution access to the macro-economic datasets is provided free of charge.

Access to data requires ESDS registration and uses the Federated Access / Athens authentication system. Registration is a simple online process - go to the How to Register web page at www.esds.ac.uk/aandp/access/login.asp to begin the process.

Once you have registered with ESDS and attempt to access one of the macro-economic datasets, you will automatically be prompted to agree to additional dataset specific conditions if they apply.

Countries covered by the IEA Databases

The geographical coverage of IEA's statistics includes the 30 OECD Member countries and over 100 non-OECD countries world-wide.

The 30 OECD Member countries are:

Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Korea
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States

The non-OECD countries the IEA has data for include:

Albania
Algeria
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Benin
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Cameroon
Chile
China, People's Republic of
Chinese Taipei
Colombia
Congo
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Gabon
Georgia
Ghana
Gibraltar
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong (China)
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iraq
Israel
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lebanon
Libya
Lithuania
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Malaysia
Malta
Moldova, Republic of
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands Antilles
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Oman
Other Africa
Other Asia
Other Latin America
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia and Montenegro
Singapore
Slovenia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania, United Republic of
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Periodicity and Time Range

The majority of the IEA datasets contain annually updated time series from 1960 onwards, but the Energy Prices and Taxes dataset is updated quarterly. See the latest update page for the latest information for each dataset.