Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector and Country

194 countries and the European Union report sector-level greenhouse gas emissions data from 1990 to 2018, including land-use change and forestry. The World Resources Institute's Climate Watch platform aggregates this information, converting non-CO2 gases into CO2 equivalents. Data compilation involves sources like the FAO Emissions Database and OECD/IEA fuel combustion statistics.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in 'Total CO2 emissions (including LUCF)' over the 1990-2018 period to model national decarbonization pathways.
• Compare sectoral emission contributions across the 194 countries to identify high-impact areas for climate mitigation policy.
• Benchmark a country's emission profile against regional peers using the consistent historical time series.
• Correlate economic development indicators with emissions from specific sectors like 'Agriculture' or 'Fuel Combustion'.

Strengths

• Covers 194 countries and the EU, providing broad international comparison.
• Includes a 29-year time series from 1990 to 2018 for longitudinal analysis.
• Reports emissions for six major GHGs, converted to a standard CO2-equivalent metric.

Limitations

• Data ends in 2018, missing recent emission trends post-2020.
• Sector-level granularity and source consistency may vary between reporting countries.
• Integration of Land-Use Change and Forestry (LUCF) data adds complexity and potential uncertainty.

Provenance

Source

World Resources Institute (Climate Watch), with component data from FAO and OECD/IEA.

Collection Method

Aggregated from national reports and international statistical databases, harmonized by WRI.

Time Range

1990 to 2018

Geography

194 countries and the European Union.