FAOSTAT data provides greenhouse gas emission estimates for agriculture and forest land, including methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide. Estimates cover all countries for the period 1961–2019, with projections to 2030 and 2050 for some categories. The dataset is produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization and updated annually.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in direct N2O emissions by country and year to assess policy effectiveness.
- Model aggregate CO2 equivalent emissions using IPCC AR5 global warming potentials for cross-gas comparisons.
- Compare emissions from crop activities, livestock activities, and forest management across different regions.
- Project future emission scenarios for 2030 and 2050 based on historical data from 1961–2019.
Strengths
- Global country-level coverage for over 190 countries.
- Long temporal coverage spanning from 1961 to 2019.
- Includes forward-looking projections for 2030 and 2050.
- Methodologically consistent, computed at IPCC Tier 1 level.
Limitations
- Emissions estimates are computed at Tier 1, a less detailed methodological level.
- Projections to 2030 and 2050 are not available for all emission categories.
- Data for some categories only begins in 1990, not 1961.
Provenance
- Source
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) FAOSTAT.
- Collection Method
- Computed at Tier 1 following the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.
- Time Range
- 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories; 1990–2019 for others.
- Freshness
- Updated annually.
- Geography
- Global, by country.