Nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural land are estimated for every country, providing global coverage from 1961 to 2019. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) calculates this data using IPCC Tier 1 guidelines, with annual updates and projections for 2030 and 2050. It is part of the broader FAOSTAT Emissions Totals database.
Use Cases
- Model national N2O emission trends over time using the country and year fields.
- Compare agricultural emissions intensity between nations using the kilotonnes (kt) data.
- Project future emissions scenarios by integrating the 2030 and 2050 forecast data.
- Calculate CO2 equivalents for aggregated reporting using the global warming potentials (AR5) methodology.
Strengths
- Global country-level coverage for a 59-year period (1961-2019).
- Includes forward-looking projections for years 2030 and 2050.
- Emissions calculated using standardized IPCC Tier 1 methodology.
Limitations
- Methodology is at Tier 1 (basic) level, which may lack country-specific activity data.
- Projection data is not available for all emission categories or time periods.
- Specific sample size (row count) and column details are not provided.
Provenance
- Source
- FAOSTAT Emissions Totals domain, disseminated by the World Bank's Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR).
- Collection Method
- Computed using IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories at Tier 1.
- Time Range
- 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories.
- Freshness
- Updated annually.
- Geography
- Global, by country.