FAOSTAT Emissions Totals provide greenhouse gas emissions data from agriculture and forest land, including methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide. Estimates are available by country with global coverage from 1961 to 2019, with projections for 2030 and 2050. The data is computed using IPCC Tier 1 guidelines and updated annually.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in N2O emissions from forest fires by country over the 1961-2019 period.
- Compare CH4, N2O, and CO2 emissions across different crop and livestock activities using country-level data.
- Project future CO2eq aggregates for 2030 and 2050 based on historical emissions and land use change processes.
- Model the relationship between forest management practices and CO2 removals using the kilotonne (kt) unit data.
Strengths
- Global country-level coverage for a 58-year period (1961–2019).
- Includes projections for future years (2030 and 2050) for some emission categories.
- Data computed using standardized IPCC Tier 1 guidelines and AR5 global warming potentials.
Limitations
- Data for some categories only covers 1990–2019, a shorter time range than the full dataset.
- Methodology is at Tier 1 (basic) level of IPCC guidelines, which may lack country-specific emission factors.
- Sample data and specific column details are unavailable for inspection.
Provenance
- Source
- FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) Emissions Totals domain.
- 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; 1990–2019 for some categories.
- Freshness
- Updated annually.
- Geography
- Global, by country.