FAOSTAT Emissions Totals provide greenhouse gas emissions data from agriculture 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 to 2050. The dataset is produced by the FAO using IPCC Tier 1 methodology and is updated annually.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in N2O emissions from agricultural activities by country over the 1961-2019 period.
- Model the relationship between land-use change processes and CO2 emissions/removals using country-level time-series data.
- Compare CH4 emissions from livestock activities across different countries using the kilotonne estimates.
- Project future aggregate CO2eq emissions for 2030 and 2050 based on historical data categories.
- Assess the contribution of forest management to national GHG budgets using the disaggregated emissions data.
Strengths
- Global country coverage for over 50 years (1961-2019).
- Includes forward-looking projections for 2030 and 2050 for some emission categories.
- Data computed using standardized IPCC Tier 1 and AR5 GWP methodology.
- Annual update cycle ensures regular revisions.
Limitations
- Specific row and column counts are unknown, limiting assessment of granularity.
- Data for some categories only covers 1990-2019, not the full historical range.
- Projections to 2030 and 2050 are not available for all emission types.
Provenance
- Source
- FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations).
- Collection Method
- Computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National GHG 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.