Statistical yearbook, 2022

The report has consistently provided a wide range of internationally available statistics on social, economic and environmental conditions and activities at the national, regional and world levels. The tables include series covering an appropriate historical period, depending upon data availability and space constraints, for as many countries, territories and statistical areas of the world as available. The tables cover a period up to 2022, with some of the data being estimated. The yearbook tables are based on data which have been compiled by the Statistics Division mainly from official national and international sources as these are more authoritative and comprehensive, more generally available as time series and more comparable among countries than other sources. These sources include the UN Statistics Division in the fields of national accounts, energy and international trade, the United Nations Statistics Division and the Population Division in the field of demographic statistics, and over 20 offices of the United Nations system and international organization in other specialized fields. In some cases, official sources have been supplemented by other sources and estimates, where these have been subjected to professional scrutiny and debate and are consistent with other independent sources.