Regional Development Indicators (Beta)
Regional Development Indicators (RDI) – Africa Version 0.1
Description:
Regional Development Indicators (RDI) for 5,968 African ADM2 regions and the years 1992-2015.
In most instances, ADM2 regions refer to the second subnational level, such as counties or districts. However, a unique identifier of the ADM1 region (state, province) is also available and allows you to aggregate the data at a higher federal level.
The RDI contains information about:
- Landuse
- Nighttime lights (luminosity)
- Conflict (battles, riots, violence against civilians, casualties)
- Mining activity
- Road and port infrastructure
- Oil and gas fields
- Power plants
How To Use the Data:
IMPORTANT: This dataset is an open-beta version and therefore subject to ongoing improvements.
Please send suggestions and feedback to rdi@datainspace.org
data|in|space has compiled this data from other data sources. If you are using this data, please cite the respective source (listed under “Citation” in the table below).
We would also be grateful if you could cite data|in|space as well:
- Regional Development Indicators (RDI) – Africa, Version 0.1, https://datainspace.org
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Variables:
| Variable | Description | Citation | Source Links |
| ADM2ID | Unique ADM2 identifier | ||
| countrycode | Country code (ISO-3) | ||
| Countryname | Country name | ||
| ADM1 | Name of ADM1 unit | Original Data: GADM database of Global Administrative Areas, http://www.gadm.org/, Version 1 Accessed May 2012 |
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| ADM2 | Name of ADM2 unit | ||
| year | Year (1990-2015) | ||
| ADM2_lat | ADM2 Centroid Latitude | ||
| ADM2_lon | ADM2 Centroid Longitude | ||
| LANDUSE | |||
| frac_LU_artificial | Fraction of land use: Artificial | Original Data: Global Land Cover Characteristics Data Base Version 2.0Zonal Statistics: Regional Development Indicators (RDI) – Africa, Version 0.1, https://datainspace.org. |
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| frac_LU_cropland | Fraction of land use: Crop | ||
| frac_LU_grass | Fraction of land use: Grass | ||
| frac_LU_tree | Fraction of land use: Trees | ||
| frac_LU_shrubs | Fraction of land use: Shrubs | ||
| frac_LU_herbaceous | Fraction of land use: Herbaceous | ||
| frac_LU_mangroves | Fraction of land use: Mangroves | ||
| frac_LU_sparse | Fraction of land use: Sparse | ||
| frac_LU_baresoil | Fraction of land use: Bare Soil | ||
| frac_LU_snow | Fraction of land use: Snow | ||
| frac_LU_water | Fraction of land use: Water | ||
| NIGHTTIME LIGHTS | |||
| mean_light | Mean value of light pixel in ADM2. (Ranges from 0-63) | Original Data:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 2014. Version 4 DMSP-OLS Nighttime Lights Time Series. Boulder, CO: National Geophysical Data Center
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| sum_light | Sum total of individual light pixel values in ADM2 | ||
| CONFLICT (UCDP) | |||
| UCDP_death | Original Data:
Uppsala Conflict Data Program (Date of retrieval: 16/04/25) UCDP Conflict Encyclopedia: www.ucdp.uu.se, Uppsala University
Spatial Join: Roland Hodler, Paul A. Raschky, Georgie Stokol (2017). The Impact of Deforestation in Protected Areas on Conflict in Africa, Department of Economics, Monash University, mimeo. |
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| UCDP_event | |||
| CONFLICT (ACLED) | |||
| battle | Original Data:
Raleigh, Clionadh, Andrew Linke, Håvard Hegre and Joakim Karlsen. 2010. Introducing ACLED-Armed Conflict Location and Event Data. Journal of Peace Research 47(5) 651-660.
Spatial Join: Roland Hodler, Paul A. Raschky, Georgie Stokol (2017). The Impact of Deforestation in Protected Areas on Conflict in Africa, Department of Economics, Monash University, mimeo. |
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| headquarters | |||
| nonviolent | |||
| remoteviol | |||
| riot | |||
| strategic_dev | |||
| violence_civ | |||
| ACLED_death | |||
| MINES | |||
| mines | Total number of mines in ADM2 unit | Original Data:
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). 2005. Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA
Spatial Join: Axel Dreher, Andreas Fuchs, Roland Hodler, Bradley C. Parks, Paul A. Raschky, Michael J. Tierney (2016). Aid on Demand: African Leaders and the Geography of China’s Foreign Assistance. AidData Working Paper 3, aiddata.org.
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| *_mine | Total number of mines in ADM2 unit by commodity:
Aluminum_mine |
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| PORTS | |||
| ports | Number of ports in ADM2 unit | Original Data:
World Port Index, Maritime Safety Information, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Spatial Join: Axel Dreher, Andreas Fuchs, Roland Hodler, Bradley C. Parks, Paul A. Raschky, Michael J. Tierney (2016). Aid on Demand: African Leaders and the Geography of China’s Foreign Assistance. AidData Working Paper 3, aiddata.org. |
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| port_oil_terminal | Number of ports with Oil terminal | ||
| ROADS | |||
| total_road_length | Total road length in km | Original Data:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN). 2013. Global Roads Open Access Data Set, Version 1 (gROADSv1). Columbia University, and Information Technology Outreach Services— ITOS—University of Georgia. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC).
Spatial Join: Axel Dreher, Andreas Fuchs, Roland Hodler, Bradley C. Parks, Paul A. Raschky, Michael J. Tierney (2016). Aid on Demand: African Leaders and the Geography of China’s Foreign Assistance. AidData Working Paper 3, aiddata.org.
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Link |
| *KM | Total road length and road length by type (where available):
Length of Highways Length of Primary Roads Length of Secondary Roads Length of Tertiary Roads Length of Local/Urban Roads Length of Private Roads Length of Unspecified Roads |
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| OIL AND GAS FIELDS | |||
| oil_field | 1 if an oil field is located in ADM2 region | Original Data:
Lujala, Paivi, Jan Ketil Rød, and Nadia Thieme. 2007. Fighting over Oil: Introducing a New Dataset. Conflict Management and Peace Science 24, 3: 239-256. Spatial Analysis: Axel Dreher, Andreas Fuchs, Roland Hodler, Bradley C. Parks, Paul A. Raschky, Michael J. Tierney (2016). Aid on Demand: African Leaders and the Geography of China’s Foreign Assistance. AidData Working Paper 3, aiddata.org |
Link |
| gas_field | 1 if an gas field is located in ADM2 region | ||
| POWER PLANTS | |||
| Power_Plants | Number of Power Plants | Original Data:
The Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD)
Spatial Join: Regional Development Indicators (RDI) – Africa, Version 0.1, https://datainspace.org. |
Link |
| Power_Plant_Hydro | Number of Power Plants by type | ||
| Power_Plant_Thermal | |||
| Power_Plant_Other | |||
Citation:
If you are using this data, please use
Regional Development Indicators (RDI) – Africa, Version 0.1, https://datainspace.org
As well as all the references for the respective variable.