Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions data from forest fires are estimated by country from 1961 to 2019, with some projections to 2030 and 2050. The dataset is produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAOSTAT) using Tier 1 IPCC Guidelines for National GHG Inventories. It is part of a broader collection of agricultural and land-use greenhouse gas emissions.
Use Cases
- Model national N2O emission trends from forest fires over time using country and year fields.
- Compare forest fire emissions across different countries using the country-level estimates.
- Analyze the contribution of forest fires to total agricultural/land-use N2O emissions using the kilotonnes (kt) emission values.
- Project future emission scenarios by integrating historical data (1961-2019) with the provided 2030 and 2050 projections.
Strengths
- Global country-level coverage for emissions estimates.
- Long temporal coverage spanning from 1961 to 2019.
- Data computed using standardized IPCC Tier 1 methodology for comparability.
- Includes future projections (2030, 2050) for some emission categories.
Limitations
- Specific row and column counts are unknown, limiting assessment of granularity.
- Methodology is Tier 1 (basic), which may have higher uncertainty than higher-tier approaches.
- Projections to 2030 and 2050 are not available for all emission categories.
Provenance
- Source
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAOSTAT) 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 for some categories.
- Freshness
- Updated annually.
- Geography
- Global coverage by country.