Table 3 Descriptive statistics, definitions, and data sources for all variables.

From: Ecological footprints, carbon emissions, and energy transitions: the impact of artificial intelligence (AI)

Variables

Obs.

Mean

S.D.

Min

Max

Specification

Source

lnEF

1809

1.202

0.866

−2.791

2.391

Ecological footprint per capita (gha)

GFN

lnCE

1809

1.676

0.771

−1.092

3.389

Carbon emission per capita (kg)

WDI

lnETR

1809

1.962

2.397

−9.210

4.359

Proportion of renewable energy consumption (%)

WDI

lnAI

1809

0.213

8.213

−9.210

13.360

Industrial robot inventory (stock)

IFR

lnIS

1809

3.334

0.278

2.490

4.315

Ratio of value added of the 2nd industry to GDP (%)

WDI

lnOPEN

1809

4.075

0.565

2.511

5.839

Trade as a share of GDP (%)

WDI

lnED

1809

9.354

1.165

6.328

11.390

GDP per capita (USD)

WDI

lnEUSE

1809

4.834

2.093

−0.963

10.950

Energy use of oil equivalent per capita (kg)

WDI

lnFFE

1809

4.314

0.326

2.328

4.605

Proportion of electricity generation from fossil fuel (%)

WDI

lnNRR

1809

−0.385

2.634

−9.210

4.077

Natural resource rent as a share of GDP (%)

WDI

lnGOV

1809

2.824

0.308

1.698

3.618

Government expenditure as a share of GDP (%)

WDI

lnURB

1809

4.198

0.290

3.063

4.605

The ratio of urban population to the total population (%)

WDI

  1. Note\(:\) All data converted to constant 2015 US dollars