CO2 Emissions from Commercial, Agricultural, and Institutional Sectors

World Bank data on CO2 emissions from fuel combustion in commercial, institutional, agricultural, forestry, and fishing sectors, excluding residential and public services. The dataset, sourced from the World Development Indicators (WDI) Database Archives, provides a percentage breakdown of total national fuel combustion emissions. It follows IPCC 1996 Guidelines and includes emissions from autoproducers in these sectors.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in the 'CO2 emissions from other sectors (% of total fuel combustion)' metric over time to assess decarbonization progress in non-residential, non-public service sectors.
• Compare the relative contribution of commercial, agricultural, and institutional fuel combustion to national totals across different countries using the reported percentage values.
• Model the impact of agricultural or forestry policy changes on national CO2 emissions by tracking this sector-specific emissions indicator.
• Integrate this sectoral emissions percentage with total fuel combustion data to estimate absolute emission volumes from commercial and institutional activities.

Strengths

• Data adheres to standardized IPCC 1996 Guidelines for emissions accounting, ensuring methodological consistency.
• Provides a focused breakdown isolating emissions from commercial, agricultural, and institutional sectors from broader national totals.

Limitations

• The specific number of countries covered, time range, and update frequency are not provided in the input.
• Emissions from autoproducers (e.g., facilities generating their own power/heat) are reported separately and may not be split by end-use, complicating detailed analysis.

Provenance

Source

World Development Indicators (WDI) Database Archives, ultimately sourced from International Energy Agency (IEA) data.

Collection Method

Calculated following IPCC 1996 Guidelines, based on IEA energy consumption statistics.

Geography

Global, country-level coverage (specific countries unknown).