FAOSTAT Emissions Totals data provides estimates of methane (CH4) emissions from agricultural and forest land activities. Estimates are computed using IPCC Tier 1 guidelines and cover most countries globally for the period 1961 to 2019, with some projections to 2030 and 2050. The dataset is maintained by the FAO and disseminated by the World Bank's Country Climate and Development Report.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in country-level CH4 emissions from livestock and crop activities over time.
- Model aggregate CO2 equivalent emissions using global warming potentials (GWP) from the IPCC AR5 report.
- Compare historical emissions (1961-2019) with projected scenarios for 2030 and 2050.
- Assess the contribution of different agricultural sub-domains to total farm-gate methane output.
Strengths
- Global country coverage for over 58 years (1961-2019).
- Includes forward-looking projections for 2030 and 2050 for some emission categories.
- Data computed using standardized IPCC Tier 1 methodology.
Limitations
- Specific row and column counts are unknown, limiting assessment of granularity.
- Data for some categories only covers 1990-2019, creating inconsistent time series.
- Projections are not available for all emission categories.
Provenance
- Source
- FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations).
- Collection Method
- Computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.
- Time Range
- 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050; 1990–2019 for other categories.
- Freshness
- Updated annually.
- Geography
- Global, by country.