Agricultural and Land Use Nitrous Oxide Emissions by Country

1961–2019 time series data from the FAOSTAT Emissions Totals domain, providing estimates of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from agriculture and land use change. The dataset offers country-level global coverage, with projections to 2030 and 2050 for some emission categories. It is compiled by the FAO using IPCC Tier 1 methodology and updated annually.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in N2O emissions from livestock activities by country over the 1961–2019 period.
• Model the relationship between land use change processes and CO2 equivalent emissions using IPCC AR5 global warming potentials.
• Compare projected emissions for 2030 and 2050 against historical data for crop production activities.
• Assess the contribution of forest management to total greenhouse gas emissions/removals at a national level.

Strengths

• Global country-level coverage spanning over 58 years (1961–2019).
• Includes forward-looking projections for key years (2030, 2050) for certain emission categories.
• Data computed using a standardized, peer-reviewed methodology (IPCC Tier 1 Guidelines).

Limitations

• Specific row and column counts are unknown, limiting assessment of granularity.
• Methodology is Tier 1 (default emission factors), which may lack country-specific activity data for higher accuracy.
• Temporal coverage is inconsistent for some emission categories, starting in 1990 instead of 1961.

Provenance

Source

FAOSTAT Emissions Totals domain, published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Collection Method

Computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.

Time Range

1961–2019 for primary data, with projections for 2030 and 2050. Some categories cover 1990–2019.

Freshness

Updated annually.

Geography

Global coverage by country.