1961 to 2019 data with projections for 2030 and 2050 estimates greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and forest land. The dataset provides country-level global coverage of methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide emissions in kilotonnes of CO2 equivalent. It is produced by the FAO's FAOSTAT and disseminated by the World Bank's Country Climate and Development Report.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in CH4, N2O, and CO2 emissions by country over the 1961-2019 period.
- Model future emissions scenarios using the 2030 and 2050 projections for specific emission categories.
- Compare aggregate CO2eq emissions from crop activities, livestock, and forest management across regions.
- Assess the impact of land use and land use change processes on national greenhouse gas inventories.
Strengths
- Global country-level coverage from 1961 to 2019.
- Includes forward-looking projections for 2030 and 2050.
- Emissions calculated using IPCC AR5 global warming potentials.
- Updated annually by FAOSTAT.
Limitations
- Some emission categories only cover the shorter period from 1990 to 2019.
- Data is computed at IPCC Tier 1, which is a less detailed methodological level.
- Projections are not available for all emission categories.
Provenance
- Source
- FAO FAOSTAT Emissions Totals domain, disseminated by World Bank 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; 1990–2019 for some categories.
- Freshness
- Updated annually.
- Geography
- Global coverage by country.