FAOSTAT Emissions Totals provide greenhouse gas emissions data from agriculture and forest land, including methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide. Estimates cover 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050, computed using IPCC Tier 1 guidelines. The database is maintained by the FAO and updated annually.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in country-level CH4, N2O, and CO2 emissions from crop and livestock activities over time.
- Model aggregate CO2eq emissions using IPCC AR5 global warming potentials for climate impact assessments.
- Compare emissions from forest management and land use change processes across different regions.
- Validate national GHG inventory submissions against FAO's standardized Tier 1 methodology.
Strengths
- Global country coverage for a 58-year period from 1961 to 2019.
- Includes forward-looking projections for 2030 and 2050 for some emission categories.
- Data computed using a standardized IPCC Tier 1 methodology ensuring comparability.
Limitations
- Methodology is at Tier 1 level, which is less detailed than higher-tier national inventory approaches.
- Temporal coverage is inconsistent, with some categories only available from 1990–2019.
- Sample data and specific row/column counts are not provided for assessing granularity.
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.