1961–2019 data on nitrous oxide (N2O), methane (CH4), and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from agriculture and forest land, including projections for 2030 and 2050. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines and disseminated by the FAOSTAT domain. The database provides country-level global coverage and is updated annually.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in N2O emissions by country over the 1961-2019 period.
- Compare CH4, N2O, and CO2 emissions across different crop and livestock activities.
- Model aggregate CO2eq emissions using global warming potentials from the IPCC AR5 report.
- Assess the impact of land use and land use change processes on total GHG emissions.
Strengths
- 59-year temporal coverage from 1961 to 2019.
- Includes forward-looking projections for 2030 and 2050 for some emission categories.
- Global country-level spatial coverage.
- Annual update frequency.
Limitations
- Data for some categories only begins in 1990, not 1961.
- Estimates are computed at Tier 1, a lower complexity level in the IPCC hierarchy.
- Sample data and specific column details are unavailable for review.
Provenance
- Source
- FAOSTAT Emissions Totals domain, under the Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR).
- Collection Method
- Computed at Tier 1 following the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.
- Time Range
- 1961–2019, with projections for 2030 and 2050.
- Freshness
- Updated annually.
- Geography
- Global, by country.