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World Development Report 2021 - Figure S5.2.1, Worldwide greenhouse gas emissions from data consumption have been flat, even though electricity consumption has been growing
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The dataset includes data infrastructure electricity consumption (in Terawatt-hours) and greenhouse gas emissions from data infrastructure (from software, IT and telecommunication services) in tCO2e (millions). % of world total is also included for both. Data is from 2015 to 2018.
Panel a. Electricity consumption (Terawatt-hours)
Panel b. Greenhouse gas emissions from data infrastructure in tCO2e (millions)
Figure Note: Data were derived from environmental reports of companies accounting for 90 percent of data traffic.
IT = information technology; tCO2e= tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
Type:
Time Series
Acronym:
WDR
Languages Supported:
English
Topics:
Energy and Extractives
Information and Communication Technologies
Geographical Coverage:
Region/Country not specified
Economy Coverage:
Economy Coverage not specified
Number of Economies:
26
Periodicity:
Periodicity not specified
Temporal Coverage:
2015 - 2018
Access Options:
Download
Source Type:
Source:
World Bank, original research based on annual reports from 49 companies in 26 countries.
Time Periods:
March, 2021
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World Bank. 2021. World Development Report 2021: Data for Better Lives. Washington, DC: World Bank.
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The dataset includes data infrastructure electricity consumption (in Terawatt-hours) and greenhouse gas emissions from data infrastructure (from software, IT and telecommunication services) in tCO2e (millions). % of world total is also included for both. Data is from 2015 to 2018.
Panel a. Electricity consumption (Terawatt-hours)
Panel b. Greenhouse gas emissions from data infrastructure in tCO2e (millions)
Figure Note: Data were derived from environmental reports of companies accounting for 90 percent of data traffic.
IT = information technology; tCO2e= tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
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| Field | Value |
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| Modified Date | 2021-03-25 |
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Periodicity not specified
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| Identifier | b71a5890-5de0-4864-8ad4-7a7208a80951 |
| Temporal Coverage |
2015 - 2018 |
| License |
License Not Specified
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| Public Access Level |
Public
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Acronym:
WDR
Type:
Languages Supported:
Time Periods:
March, 2021
Economy Coverage:
Number of Economies:
26
Subtitle:
Worldwide greenhouse gas emissions from data consumption have been flat, even though electricity consumption has been growing
Geographical Coverage:
Data Classification of a Dataset:
Source Type:
Start Date:
Thursday, January 1, 2015
End Date:
Monday, December 31, 2018
DEC
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Group:
Citation Text:
World Bank. 2021. World Development Report 2021: Data for Better Lives. Washington, DC: World Bank.
Modified date:
96
License:
Primary Dataset:
Yes
Source:
World Bank, original research based on annual reports from 49 companies in 26 countries.
Data Access and Licensing
This dataset is classified as Public under the Access to Information Classification Policy. Users inside and outside the Bank can access this dataset.
This dataset is licensed under CC-BY 4.0
