Annual carbon dioxide equivalent emissions from the agricultural sector, standardized using IPCC AR5 Global Warming Potential factors. The dataset quantifies emissions from livestock, crop cultivation, and soil management activities as defined by IPCC 2006 guidelines. It is produced by the World Development Indicators team at the World Bank.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in agricultural CO2e emissions over time for specific countries or regions.
- Model the relationship between agricultural activity types (e.g., enteric fermentation, rice cultivation) and total sector emissions.
- Benchmark national agricultural emission levels against global or regional averages.
- Correlate agricultural emissions data with other development indicators like land use or economic output.
Strengths
- Emissions are standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent using IPCC AR5 GWP factors, ensuring comparability.
- Covers multiple detailed agricultural sources as per IPCC 2006 categorization codes.
Limitations
- Specific row count, column details, and temporal coverage are not provided.
- The dataset's recency and update frequency are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- World Development Indicators, World Bank.
- Collection Method
- Calculated from reported and estimated agricultural activities, using IPCC 2006 methodology and AR5 GWP factors.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Likely global coverage for countries reporting to the World Bank, but specific scope is not stated.