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than 200 countries and areas for the period 2019 to 2022 are presented on production, trade and consumption of energy for solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels, electricity, and heat. Per capita consumption series are also provided for all energy products.</p> <p>Graphs are included to illustrate historic trends and/or changes in composition of production and/or consumption of major energy products.… <div class="pubfile"><a href="/publications/2022-energy-statistics-yearbook" class="btn btn-default learnmore">Learn More</a> <span class="publications"><a href="/file/21033/download" target="_blank" class="btn btn-default" id="download 2022eyb.pdf">Download <span class="pubfileexteension">(pdf)</span></a></span></div></span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-field-publication-image"><span class="field-content"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_width_300px/public/publications/cover-image/2025/Front%20cover%202022_energy_balances_WEB.jpg?itok=JT0BsBto" /></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><span class="pubcat">Statistics</span><time datetime="2025-02-18T12:00:00Z">February 2025</time> <div class="pubtitle"><h3><a href="/publications/2022-energy-balances" hreflang="en">2022 Energy Balances</a></h3></div> <p>The 2022 Energy Balances publication presents energy data for over 200 countries and areas in a format which shows the overall picture of the yearly production, trade, transformation and consumption of energy products utilized in each country or area shown, for the years 2021 and 2022. Such a format, presented in a common energy unit, the Terajoule, is useful in assessing and analysing supply and consumption patterns across both products and countries in detail on an internationally comparable basis.</p> <p>It is the eleventh issue of Energy Balances as a stand-alone publication, replacing the previous series of Energy Balances and Electricity Profiles. 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It displays detailed information on production, trade and consumption of electricity, on net installed capacity and thermal power plant inputs and efficiency for each of these countries and areas.</p> <p>This is the eleventh issue of Electricity Profiles as a stand-alone publication, replacing the previous series of Energy Balances and Electricity Profiles.</p> <p>The publication is available in printed and electronic (PDF format) versions.</p> <div class="pubfile"><a href="/publications/2022-electricity-profiles" class="btn btn-default learnmore">Learn More</a> <span class="publications"><a href="/file/21035/download" target="_blank" class="btn btn-default" id="download 2022profiles.pdf">Download <span class="pubfileexteension">(pdf)</span></a></span></div></span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-field-publication-image"><span class="field-content"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_width_300px/public/publications/cover-image/2025/2025_energy_statistics_pocketbook_WEB-1.jpg?itok=VQYfY0VE" /></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><span class="pubcat">Statistics</span><time datetime="2025-02-13T12:00:00Z">February 2025</time> <div class="pubtitle"><h3><a href="/publications/2025-energy-statistics-pocketbook" hreflang="en">2025 Energy Statistics Pocketbook</a></h3></div> <p>The 2025 Energy Statistics Pocketbook publication is the eighth in a series of pocketbook compilations on energy statistics designed to highlight the availability of data on various aspects of energy production, transformation and use and its linkages to other key statistics. The information in this publication is primarily based on the energy data available in the 2022 editions of the Energy Statistics Yearbook, the Energy Balances, and the Electricity Profiles.</p> <p>The Energy Statistics Pocketbook aims at providing additional information by highlighting key indicators and using different visualizations to show developments, dependencies and distributions in a way that… <div class="pubfile"><a href="/publications/2025-energy-statistics-pocketbook" class="btn btn-default learnmore">Learn More</a> <span class="publications"><a href="/file/21030/download" target="_blank" class="btn btn-default" id="download Pocketbook 31Jan_noCover.pdf">Download <span class="pubfileexteension">(pdf)</span></a></span></div></span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-field-publication-image"><span class="field-content"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_width_300px/public/publications/cover-image/2025/SeriesA-Cover.jpg?itok=1vvDHg71" /></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><span class="pubcat">Statistics</span><time datetime="2025-02-04T12:00:00Z">February 2025</time> <div class="pubtitle"><h3><a href="/publications/population-and-vital-statistics-report-volume-77" hreflang="en">Population and Vital Statistics Report, Volume 77</a></h3></div> The Population and Vital Statistics Report presents most recent data on population size (total, male and female) from the latest available census of the population, national official population estimates and the number and rate (births, deaths and infant deaths) for the latest available year within the past 15 years. 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This review of UN DESA’s foresight and preparedness efforts shows how the Department’s economic and demographic forecasts, capacity development programmes, and work towards accelerating an inclusive and just transition help governments and people make strategic choices to shape and prepare for the future they want.  </p> <div class="pubfile"><a href="/publications/future-focus-preparing-what-lies-ahead-0" class="btn btn-default learnmore">Learn More</a> <span class="publications"><a href="/file/20987/download" target="_blank" class="btn btn-default" id="download UN_DESA_Preparedness-and-Foresight-Review.pdf">Download <span class="pubfileexteension">(pdf)</span></a></span></div></span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-field-publication-image"><span class="field-content"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_width_300px/public/publications/cover-image/2025/24-00078_National%20Transfer%20Accounts%20Manual_WEB_Page_1.png?itok=vXpqcx8w" /></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><span class="pubcat">Population</span><time datetime="2025-01-22T12:00:00Z">January 2025</time> <div class="pubtitle"><h3><a href="/publications/national-time-transfer-accounts-manual" hreflang="en">National Time Transfer Accounts Manual</a></h3></div> <p>This manual picks up where the previous manual in the series left off. The earlier manual, on the methodology of National Transfer Accounts (NTAs), shows how National Accounts data can be used to construct age profiles of economic production and consumption and to illustrate how resources flow from persons in age groups producing more than they consume to those in age groups producing less than they consume (United Nations, 2013). </p> <p>The NTA project calls this system of age-based transfers the “generational economy”. Uncovering and elucidating the role of such transfers has been the project’s major contribution. NTA research has revealed how countries have evolved various means… <div class="pubfile"><a href="/publications/national-time-transfer-accounts-manual" class="btn btn-default learnmore">Learn More</a> <span class="publications"><a href="/file/20990/download" target="_blank" class="btn btn-default" id="download undesa_pd_2025_ntta_manual.pdf">Download <span class="pubfileexteension">(pdf)</span></a></span></div></span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-field-publication-image"><span class="field-content"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_width_300px/public/publications/cover-image/2025/WESP%202025_Cover_HR.jpg?itok=zRWzZsa8" /></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><span class="pubcat">Economic Analysis and Policy</span><time datetime="2025-01-09T12:00:00Z">January 2025</time> <div class="pubtitle"><h3><a href="/publications/world-economic-situation-and-prospects-2025" hreflang="en">World Economic Situation and Prospects 2025</a></h3></div> <p>Global economic growth is projected to remain at 2.8 per cent in 2025, unchanged from 2024, according to the United Nations flagship report, World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2025. While the global economy has demonstrated resilience, withstanding a series of mutually reinforcing shocks, growth remains below the pre-pandemic average of 3.2 per cent, constrained by weak investment, sluggish productivity growth, and high debt levels.</p> <p>The report notes that lower inflation and ongoing monetary easing in many economies could provide a modest boost to global economic activity in 2025. However, uncertainty still looms large, with risks stemming from geopolitical conflicts,… <div class="pubfile"><a href="/publications/world-economic-situation-and-prospects-2025" class="btn btn-default learnmore">Learn More</a> <span class="publications"><a href="/file/20954/download" target="_blank" class="btn btn-default" id="download WESP 2025_Official_WEB.pdf">Download <span class="pubfileexteension">(pdf)</span></a></span></div></span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-field-publication-image"><span class="field-content"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_width_300px/public/publications/cover-image/2024/Guide-to-Producing-Statistics-on-Time-Use.jpg?itok=ZYX24kwQ" /></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><span class="pubcat">Statistics</span><time datetime="2024-12-18T12:00:00Z">December 2024</time> <div class="pubtitle"><h3><a href="/publications/guide-producing-statistics-time-use" hreflang="en">Guide to Producing Statistics on Time Use</a></h3></div> <p>The updated Guide to Producing Statistics on Time Use offers national statistical offices and policymakers practical recommendations and best practices for collecting, processing, analyzing, and disseminating time-use statistics. These statistics support research and inform policies on various topics, including unpaid work and non-market production, well-being, and gender equality. The Guide introduces key concepts and definitions related to time-use data and provides detailed guidance on each phase of implementing a time-use survey. It emphasizes the modernization of time-use statistics by incorporating innovative technologies and processes. 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