Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions as Percentage of Total

Fossil fuel CO2 emissions data measures the percentage of total CO2 emissions originating from solid, liquid, and gas fuel consumption, cement production, and gas flaring. The dataset is compiled by the Africa Development Indicators project, likely from World Bank sources. The temporal coverage and update frequency are not specified.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in the fossil_fuel_emissions_percentage over time to assess decarbonization efforts.
• Compare the fossil_fuel_emissions_percentage across different countries or regions to identify leaders and laggards.
• Model the relationship between fossil_fuel_emissions_percentage and other economic or energy consumption indicators.
• Forecast future fossil_fuel_emissions_percentage based on historical time-series data and policy scenarios.

Strengths

• Covers multiple emission sources: solid fuel, liquid fuel, gas fuel, cement, and gas flaring.
• Provides a standardized metric (percentage of total) for cross-country comparison.

Limitations

• Exact row count, time range, and geographic coverage are unknown.
• Data may be aggregated at the country level, lacking sub-national granularity.

Provenance

Source

Africa Development Indicators project, likely via World Bank.

Collection Method

Calculated as the sum of emissions from specified fossil fuel sources and industrial processes.