FAOSTAT data provides nitrous oxide emissions from crop residue burning, converted to CO2 equivalent using IPCC AR5 global warming potentials. Estimates cover all countries from 1961 to 2019, with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories. The Country Climate and Development Report organization maintains this database, which is updated annually.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in 'Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O' by country to assess the effectiveness of agricultural emission reduction policies.
- Model the relationship between crop production cycles and 'Burning - Crop residues' emissions over the 1961-2019 time range.
- Compare national contributions to total agricultural greenhouse gases using the 'kilotonnes' unit emissions data.
- Validate Tier 1 IPCC inventory methodologies by examining the 'country' and 'year' disaggregated estimates.
- Forecast future emissions pathways by integrating historical data with the provided 2030 and 2050 projections.
Strengths
- Global country coverage for over 50 years (1961-2019).
- Includes future projections for 2030 and 2050 for some emission categories.
- Data computed using standardized IPCC Tier 1 guidelines and AR5 warming potentials.
Limitations
- Specific row count and column details are unknown.
- Some emission categories only have data from 1990 onwards, not the full 1961 range.
- Projections to 2030 and 2050 are not available for all emission types.
Provenance
- Source
- FAOSTAT Emissions Totals domain, disseminated by the Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR).
- 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.