FAOSTAT Emissions Totals provide greenhouse gas emissions data for agriculture and forest land, including methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide. Estimates cover all countries from 1961 to 2019, with some projections to 2050, and are computed using IPCC Tier 1 guidelines. The dataset is maintained by the FAO and updated annually.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in N2O emissions from drained organic soils by country over the 1961-2019 period.
- Model aggregate CO2eq emissions for a country using IPCC AR5 global warming potentials.
- Compare CH4 emissions from livestock activities across different regions using country-level data.
- Project future emissions to 2030 or 2050 for specific categories based on historical time-series.
Strengths
- Global country-level coverage for 1961-2019, a 59-year time range.
- Includes forward-looking projections for 2030 and 2050 for some emission categories.
- Data computed using standardized IPCC Tier 1 methodology ensuring comparability.
Limitations
- Specific row and column counts are unknown, limiting assessment of granularity.
- Data for some categories only covers 1990-2019, a shorter historical period.
- 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; 1990-2019 for some categories.
- Freshness
- Updated annually.
- Geography
- Global, by country.