Sources

Credits and attributions

Everyone whose data and work this site is built on.

Grid Gorilla is built on open data and open source software. We gratefully acknowledge the following sources.

Data Sources

Ember Climate

Global electricity generation data by country and source (1998-2025). Primary data source for all electricity statistics.

CC BY 4.0
Our World in Data

Fossil fuel production and consumption data used for calculating energy independence scores.

CC BY 4.0
World Bank Open Data

GDP, population, and other socioeconomic indicators for correlation analysis.

CC BY 4.0
UNDP Human Development Reports

Human Development Index (HDI) data for quality of life correlations.

Open Access
World Nuclear Association

Uranium production data by country for nuclear independence calculations.

Fair Use

Map & Geographic Data

Natural Earth

World country boundaries and geographic features used in the interactive map.

Public Domain
TopoJSON World Atlas

Optimized TopoJSON format of Natural Earth data for efficient web rendering.

ISC License

Design Assets

Gorilla tattoo icon by Astima

Grid Gorilla logo from The Noun Project.

CC BY 3.0

Open Source Software

Next.js

React framework for production-grade web applications.

MIT
D3.js

Data visualization library powering the interactive map and charts.

ISC
Tailwind CSS

Utility-first CSS framework for styling.

MIT

License Compliance

We comply with all license requirements for the data and assets used. Creative Commons licensed content is attributed as required. If you believe we have missed an attribution or made an error, please contact us.