Greenhouse gas emissions data from agricultural manure management, expressed in CO2 equivalents. Estimates are provided by country with global coverage, primarily for the period 1961 to 2019, and include projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories. The dataset is produced by the FAO's FAOSTAT and updated annually.
Use Cases
- Model national agricultural emissions inventories using country-level estimates of CH4, N2O, and CO2.
- Analyze historical trends in manure management emissions from 1961 to 2019 to identify key drivers.
- Benchmark country performance against global warming potentials defined by the IPCC AR5 report.
- Project future emissions scenarios for 2030 and 2050 based on provided estimates for specific categories.
Strengths
- Global country-level coverage for over 50 years (1961-2019).
- Includes forward-looking projections for 2030 and 2050 for some emission categories.
- Emissions are aggregated using standardized IPCC AR5 global warming potentials.
Limitations
- Data is computed at IPCC Tier 1 level, which uses default emission factors and may lack country-specific precision.
- Temporal coverage is inconsistent, with some categories only available from 1990-2019.
- Projections are not available for all emission categories, limiting comprehensive future scenario analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- FAO FAOSTAT, using IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.
- Collection Method
- Computed estimates based on IPCC Tier 1 methodology.
- 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.