FAOSTAT Emissions Totals data provides nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions estimates from fires in humid tropical forests. The dataset offers global country-level coverage from 1961 to 2019, with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories. It is compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) using IPCC Tier 1 methodology and updated annually.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in N2O emissions from humid tropical forest fires by country and year.
- Model the relationship between forest management activities and N2O emissions using the IPCC Tier 1 computed data.
- Compare projected emissions for 2030 and 2050 against historical data from 1961-2019.
- Aggregate kilotonne (kt) emissions data into CO2 equivalents using global warming potentials from the IPCC AR5 report.
Strengths
- 59-year temporal coverage from 1961 to 2019.
- Global country-level spatial coverage.
- Includes forward-looking projections for 2030 and 2050.
- Annual update frequency ensures periodic revision.
Limitations
- Emissions estimates are computed at IPCC Tier 1 level, which uses default factors rather than country-specific data.
- Projections to 2030 and 2050 are not available for all emission categories.
- The most recent historical data point is from 2019.
Provenance
- Source
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) FAOSTAT 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.
- Freshness
- Updated annually.
- Geography
- Global, by country.