FAOSTAT Emissions Totals provides greenhouse gas emissions data from agricultural and forest land. Estimates cover methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide emissions, aggregated in CO2 equivalents, for countries globally from 1961 to 2019 with some projections. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) computes this data using IPCC Tier 1 guidelines and updates it annually.
Use Cases
- Model national N2O emission trends from agricultural soils using the country and year fields.
- Compare CO2 equivalent emissions across countries using the aggregated kilotonne values.
- Analyze historical emissions trajectories from 1961 to 2019 for baseline scenario development.
- Assess emission projections for 2030 and 2050 where available for forward-looking policy analysis.
Strengths
- Global country-level coverage for over 50 years (1961–2019).
- Emissions aggregated in CO2 equivalents using IPCC AR5 global warming potentials.
- Annual updates and includes future projections for some emission categories.
Limitations
- Data is computed at IPCC Tier 1 level, a less detailed methodological approach.
- Projections for 2030 and 2050 are not available for all emission categories.
- Specific row and column counts are unknown, limiting assessment of granularity.
Provenance
- Source
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) FAOSTAT.
- Collection Method
- Computed at Tier 1 using the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.
- Time Range
- 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories.
- Freshness
- Updated annually.
- Geography
- Global coverage by country.