Global Agricultural and Forest Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Country

FAOSTAT data provides greenhouse gas emissions estimates for agriculture and forest land, covering methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide. Estimates are available for all countries 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

• Analyze trends in N2O emissions from fires in humid tropical forests by country over the 1961-2019 period.
• Model aggregate CO2eq emissions for a specific country using IPCC AR5 global warming potentials.
• Compare projected emissions for 2030 and 2050 against historical data from the 1990-2019 range.
• Assess the contribution of livestock-related CH4 emissions at the national level across the time series.

Strengths

• Global country-level coverage for over 190 nations.
• Long temporal series spanning from 1961 to 2019.
• Includes forward-looking projections for 2030 and 2050.
• Annual updates ensure incremental additions of recent data.

Limitations

• Data is computed at IPCC Tier 1 level, a less detailed methodology than higher tiers.
• Projections to 2030 and 2050 are not available for all emission categories.
• The most recent data point is from 2019, creating a several-year lag.

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.