FAOSTAT Emissions Totals data provides greenhouse gas emissions estimates for agriculture and forest land, focusing on synthetic fertilizers. Estimates cover 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050, computed by the Food and Agriculture Organization using IPCC Tier 1 guidelines. The database is updated annually.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in CO2eq emissions from synthetic fertilizers by country over the 1961-2019 period.
- Compare methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), and carbon dioxide (CO2) contributions from agricultural activities across different nations.
- Project future emissions for 2030 and 2050 based on historical data and IPCC AR5 global warming potentials.
- Assess the impact of land use and land use change processes on total greenhouse gas emissions at a country level.
Strengths
- Global country-level coverage for over 50 years (1961-2019).
- Emissions aggregated in CO2eq using standardized IPCC AR5 global warming potentials.
- Includes forward-looking projections for 2030 and 2050 for certain emission categories.
Limitations
- Data is computed at IPCC Tier 1 level, which uses default emission factors and may lack country-specific detail.
- Temporal coverage is inconsistent, with some categories starting in 1990 instead of 1961.
- 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 (some categories 1990–2019).
- Freshness
- Updated annually.
- Geography
- Global, by country.