U.S. Environmental Indicators for Emissions and Biodiversity

Environmental indicators for the United States covering forests, biodiversity, emissions, and pollution, curated by the World Bank Group. The data, updated as of March 2026, provides a longitudinal view of natural and man-made resource management in a tabular format.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in greenhouse gas emissions to track U.S. climate goals
• Evaluating forest cover changes relative to national biodiversity indicators
• Comparing pollution metrics against international World Bank environmental standards

Strengths

• Sourced from the World Bank Group's official data portal
• Includes multiple indicator categories such as emissions, biodiversity, and forests
• Licensed under CC-BY for unrestricted redistribution and use

Limitations

• Metadata does not specify the exact number of rows or specific indicator codes
• Geographic resolution is limited to the national level, excluding state or local data

Provenance

Source

World Bank Group

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

United States