Global Bunker Fuels CO2 Emissions by Sector 1990-2018

Bunker fuels sector CO2 emissions data for 194 countries and the European Union. The dataset covers the period from 1990 to 2018 and includes emissions expressed in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent. It was compiled by the World Resources Institute's Climate Watch platform and published through the Country Climate and Development Report.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in bunker fuel emissions over the 1990-2018 period for specific countries.
• Compare sectoral CO2 contributions across 194 countries and the EU using standardized CO2 equivalent values.
• Model the relationship between economic activity and bunker fuel emissions at a national level.
• Benchmark a country's maritime and aviation fuel emissions against regional or global averages.

Strengths

• Covers 194 countries and the European Union.
• Provides a 29-year time series from 1990 to 2018.
• Emissions are standardized using IPCC 100-year global warming potential values.

Limitations

• Data ends in 2018, lacking recent years.
• Specific column names and granularity (e.g., sub-sectors) are not detailed.
• Non-CO2 emissions are converted to equivalents, which may obscure original gas composition.

Provenance

Source

World Resources Institute (WRI) Climate Watch Historical GHG Emissions.

Collection Method

Aggregated from multiple sources including OECD/IEA for fuel combustion and FAO for land-use and agriculture.

Time Range

1990-2018

Freshness

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Geography

194 countries and the European Union.