1961-2019 data provides greenhouse gas emissions estimates for agriculture and forest land, including methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide. The dataset offers global country-level coverage, computed using IPCC Tier 1 guidelines and updated annually by the Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) team.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in CO2, CH4, and N2O emissions by country over time to assess the climate impact of agricultural policies.
- Model future emissions projections for 2030 and 2050 using historical data from 1961-2019.
- Calculate aggregate CO2 equivalent emissions using global warming potentials from the IPCC AR5 report.
- Compare emissions from crop activities, livestock activities, and forest management across different nations.
Strengths
- 59-year temporal coverage from 1961 to 2019 for core data.
- Includes projections for future years (2030, 2050) for some emission categories.
- Global country-level spatial coverage.
- Annual update frequency ensures ongoing maintenance.
Limitations
- Data granularity is limited to IPCC Tier 1 methodology, which may lack detail compared to higher-tier analyses.
- Inconsistent time ranges exist, with some categories only covering 1990-2019 instead of the full 1961 span.
- Sample data and specific row/column counts are unavailable for assessing volume and feature detail.
Provenance
- Source
- FAOSTAT Emissions Totals domain, disseminated by the Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR).
- Collection Method
- Computed at Tier 1 using 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 coverage by country.