FAOSTAT Emissions Totals provides greenhouse gas emissions data from agriculture and forest land. Estimates cover methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide emissions by country, with global data from 1961 to 2019 and projections for 2030 and 2050. The database is maintained by the Food and Agriculture Organization and updated annually.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in on-farm energy CH4 emissions by country over the 1961-2019 time series.
- Model future agricultural methane emissions using country-level data and 2030/2050 projections.
- Compare national contributions to total agricultural greenhouse gas emissions using CO2eq aggregates.
- Correlate energy-related methane emissions with other agricultural activity data at the country level.
Strengths
- Global country-level coverage for over 50 years (1961-2019).
- Includes future projections for 2030 and 2050 for some emission categories.
- Annual updates ensure ongoing data maintenance.
Limitations
- Specific row and column counts are not publicly documented.
- Methodology is based on IPCC Tier 1, which is less detailed than higher tiers.
- 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.
- Freshness
- Updated annually.
- Geography
- Global coverage by country.