This guide gives you an overview of some of the major sources of statistics. The resources listed are a mixture of freely available data and services for which the University has paid and for which you will have to login using your University username and password.
Nearly all nations maintain an official government agency to collect and maintain statistics to support the work of the government but which are also made available for others to use. In the United Kingdom the principal statistical agency is the Office for National Statistics whose primary aim is to collect, analyse and disseminate statistics about the UK's economy, society and population. As part of this work it is responsible for the UK census.
Access to Official UK census datasets. Registration is required to use this resource - connect to the Census Datasets using the link above for more details and a registration form.
However, not all official statistics are provided by the ONS and other government departments and the devolved governments maintain their own statistical services.
Agcensus contains grid square agricultural census data for England, Scotland and Wales which gives realistic estimates of: what was produced; how much was produced; and where it was produced.
The services listed below provide access to statistics across varying numbers of nations. They will provide you with comparable data to illustrate differences or similarities between nations or regional groupings.
International statistics relating to food and agriculture.
Much content is freely available. We do not have a subscription, although individuals can register and download a restricted number of records.
International Historical Statistics is a large collection of statistical data from around the world, covering a wide range of socio-economic topics. The collection includes data on the Americas and Europe, but also hard-to-find data on Africa, Asia and Oceania.
Data and metadata for OECD countries and selected non-member economies in a wide range of areas including GDP, health, employment, trade, income distribution, finance, economic outlook etc.
Please note our access does not include access to the IEA titles also held on this website.
Provides quantitative data and statistics on over 80,000 topics from more than 22,500 sources.
Key economic and social data, both quantitative and qualitative.
If you need help with finding information, then please contact your Academic Liaison Librarian for advice.
