Country-Level Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agriculture and Land Use

FAOSTAT Emissions Totals provide greenhouse gas emissions data from agriculture and forest land, including methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide. Estimates are available by country with global coverage for the period 1961 to 2019, with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories. The data is computed using IPCC Tier 1 methodology and updated annually by the FAO.

Use Cases

• Model national CO2 equivalent emissions trends from drained organic soils using country and year fields.
• Analyze the contribution of specific greenhouse gases like CH4 and N2O to total agricultural emissions by country.
• Compare historical emissions from 1961-2019 against projected values for 2030 and 2050 for policy scenario planning.
• Assess emissions from land use and land use change processes across different countries and time periods.

Strengths

• Global country-level coverage for over 50 years (1961-2019).
• Includes forward-looking projections for 2030 and 2050 for some emission categories.
• Data computed using standardized IPCC Tier 1 methodology (AR5 GWP).

Limitations

• Some emission categories have a shorter time series starting from 1990.
• Projections to 2030 and 2050 are not available for all emission categories.
• Methodology is at Tier 1, which may lack country-specific emission factors for higher precision.

Provenance

Source

FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations).

Collection Method

Computed at Tier 1 following 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.