1961–2019 data with projections to 2050 provides greenhouse gas emissions estimates from agriculture and forest land, including methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide. The dataset, disseminated by FAOSTAT, is computed using IPCC Tier 1 guidelines and updated annually. It offers country-level global coverage for emissions and removals aggregated in CO2 equivalents.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in country-level CH4 emissions from livestock over the 1961-2019 time series.
- Model future CO2eq totals for 2030 and 2050 using provided projection data.
- Compare N2O emissions from crop activities across different countries and regions.
- Assess the impact of land use and land use change processes on aggregate GHG emissions.
Strengths
- Covers a 58-year time range from 1961 to 2019.
- Includes forward-looking projections for 2030 and 2050 for some emission categories.
- Provides global coverage with estimates available by country.
- Updated annually with data computed using standardized IPCC Tier 1 methodology.
Limitations
- Specific row and column counts are unknown, limiting assessment of granularity.
- Data for some categories only begins in 1990, not 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 for some categories; 1990–2019 for others.
- Freshness
- Updated annually.
- Geography
- Global coverage by country.