FAOSTAT data estimates nitrous oxide emissions in CO2 equivalent from crop residues worldwide. Country-level estimates provide global coverage from 1961 to 2019, with projections to 2030 and 2050 for some categories. The dataset is compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organization using IPCC Tier 1 methodology and updated annually.
Use Cases
- Modeling national agricultural emission trends over time using the country and year fields.
- Benchmarking a country's crop residue N2O emissions against regional averages using the kilotonnes (kt) metric.
- Projecting future emission scenarios by integrating historical data (1961-2019) with the 2030 and 2050 projections.
- Analyzing the contribution of crop residues to total agricultural greenhouse gas emissions using the CO2 equivalent values.
Strengths
- Provides nearly 60 years of continuous historical data from 1961 to 2019.
- Offers global country-level coverage for spatial comparison.
- Includes future projections for 2030 and 2050 for forward-looking analysis.
Limitations
- Data is computed at IPCC Tier 1 level, a less detailed methodology than higher tiers.
- Projections are not available for all emission categories, limiting consistency in future analysis.
- Specific row and column counts are unknown, preventing assessment of granularity.
Provenance
- Source
- FAOSTAT Emissions Totals domain, 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.
- Freshness
- Updated annually.
- Geography
- Global coverage by country.