FAOSTAT Emissions Totals provide greenhouse gas estimates for agriculture and forest land, including methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide. Data covers all countries from 1961 to 2019, with projections to 2030 and 2050 for some categories. The Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) organization updates this database annually using IPCC Tier 1 methodology.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in CO2 emissions from net forest conversion by country and year.
- Model aggregate CO2eq emissions using IPCC AR5 global warming potentials.
- Compare historical CH4 and N2O emissions from crop and livestock activities across regions.
- Forecast future emission pathways using the 2030 and 2050 projection data.
Strengths
- Global country coverage provides a worldwide perspective.
- Long temporal coverage from 1961 to 2019 spans nearly six decades.
- Includes future projections for 2030 and 2050 for forward-looking analysis.
- Annual updates maintain data currency.
Limitations
- Specific row and column counts are unknown, limiting assessment of granularity.
- Projection data is only available for some emission categories, not all.
- Methodology is at IPCC Tier 1, which is less detailed than higher tiers.
Provenance
- Source
- FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals, disseminated by the Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR).
- 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 for some categories; 1990–2019 for others.
- Freshness
- Updated annually.
- Geography
- Global coverage by country.