World Development Indicator data from the WDI Database Archives measures the percentage of total methane emissions attributed to the agricultural sector. The dataset quantifies contributions from livestock, rice cultivation, and agricultural waste burning. It is sourced from the World Bank's archives of global development statistics.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in the agricultural_share_of_methane_emissions over time for national climate reporting.
- Correlate agricultural_methane_emissions_percentage with livestock population or rice production data from other sources.
- Model the impact of agricultural policy changes on a country's total methane footprint using this percentage metric.
- Benchmark national agricultural_methane_contributions against regional or global averages.
Strengths
- Data originates from the authoritative World Bank WDI Database Archives.
- Focuses on a standardized, comparable metric: percentage of total emissions.
Limitations
- Specific temporal coverage, row count, and geographic resolution are unknown.
- Underlying calculation methodologies and source data for the percentages may vary by country.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank, WDI Database Archives
- Collection Method
- Compiled from national and international statistics on agricultural activities and emission estimates.
- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- Global, country-level (inferred from WDI standard)