British Columbia Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory from 1990 to 2020

British Columbia Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions data in megatonnes CO2 equivalent from 1990 to 2020, published in 2022. The Province of British Columbia prepares the inventory, attributing emissions to five IPCC-defined sectors and Canadian Economic Sectors. The dataset is structured based on the National GHG Inventory Report but includes some recalculations and additional emissions specific to B.C.

Use Cases

• Analyze provincial GHG emission trends over time based on the 1990-2020 time series.
• Compare sectoral contributions to total emissions based on the IPCC and Canadian Economic Sectors categorization.
• Model the impact of provincial climate policies based on historical emission levels.
• Benchmark B.C. emissions against national totals based on the methodological differences noted with the National Inventory Report.

Strengths

• Data covers a 31-year time range from 1990 to 2020.
• Emissions are categorized by two distinct sectoral frameworks: IPCC-defined sectors and Canadian Economic Sectors.
• Published by the authoritative Government of British Columbia with a documented methodology.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single Canadian province.

Provenance

Source

Government of British Columbia

Collection Method

Provincial inventory prepared following IPCC guidelines, with adjustments and recalculations specific to B.C.

Time Range

1990 to 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:27:04.366199; freshness should be verified.

Geography

British Columbia, Canada