Greenhouse gas emissions estimates for agricultural soils are provided by country and globally. The dataset covers emissions from 1961 to 2019, with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories, and is updated annually. It is produced by the FAO's FAOSTAT program using IPCC Tier 1 methodology.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in methane (CH4) emissions from agricultural soils by country over the 1961-2019 period.
- Compare national contributions to nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions using kilotonne (kt) estimates.
- Model future carbon dioxide (CO2) removal or emission scenarios using the 2030 and 2050 projections.
- Calculate aggregate CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) totals for a region using the IPCC AR5 global warming potentials.
Strengths
- Global country-level coverage for over 50 years (1961-2019).
- Includes forward-looking projections for 2030 and 2050 for certain emission categories.
- Annual updates ensure periodic data refresh.
Limitations
- Specific row and column counts are unknown, limiting assessment of granularity.
- Methodology is at IPCC Tier 1, which is less detailed than higher tiers.
- Data for some categories only begins in 1990, creating inconsistent time series.
Provenance
- Source
- FAO FAOSTAT Emissions Totals domain.
- 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 coverage by country.