Annual data on CO2 emissions from commercial, institutional, agricultural, and fishing activities, as defined by IPCC Source/Sink Categories 1A4 and 1A5. The dataset is compiled by the World Bank's World Development Indicators (WDI) Database Archives, using methodology aligned with the 1996 IPCC Guidelines and IEA data. It specifically separates emissions from autoproducers in these sectors.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in CO2 emissions from the commercial and institutional sector over time.
- Compare emissions from agriculture/forestry and fishing activities across different countries or years.
- Model the contribution of autoproducers (unallocated) to total national emissions from these sectors.
- Validate national emissions inventories against IPCC categories 1A4 and 1A5.
Strengths
- Data aligns with standardized IPCC 1996 Guidelines and categories.
- Source integrates IEA data for energy-related emissions tracking.
- Covers specific sectors (commercial, agricultural, fishing) often aggregated in broader datasets.
Limitations
- Specific row count, column details, and temporal coverage are unknown.
- Data collection method does not allow energy consumption split by specific end-use, limiting granularity.
- Potential for gaps or inconsistencies due to reliance on national reporting to IEA and IPCC frameworks.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank World Development Indicators (WDI) Database Archives, incorporating IEA data.
- Collection Method
- Compiled from national reports following IPCC 1996 Guidelines for greenhouse gas inventories.
- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- Global, country-level where data is reported.