FAOSTAT Emissions Totals provide greenhouse gas emissions data from agriculture and forest land, focusing on methane (CH4). Estimates are available by country with global coverage for 1961–2019, including projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories. The database is maintained by the FAO and updated annually.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in CH4 emissions by country over the 1961–2019 period to identify major contributors.
- Compare projected emissions for 2030 and 2050 against historical data for scenario modeling.
- Aggregate emissions into CO2eq using global warming potentials from the IPCC AR5 report.
- Correlate livestock or crop activity data with methane emission estimates at the national level.
Strengths
- Global country-level coverage spanning over 58 years (1961–2019).
- Includes forward-looking projections for 2030 and 2050 for some emission categories.
- Data computed using IPCC Tier 1 methodology, ensuring a standardized approach.
Limitations
- Specific row and column counts are unknown, limiting assessment of granularity.
- Projections are only available for some emission categories, not all.
- Data for certain categories only covers 1990–2019, a shorter time range.
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 some categories.
- Freshness
- Updated annually.
- Geography
- Global, by country.