FAOSTAT estimates nitrous oxide emissions specifically from manure left on pastures, a potent greenhouse gas from livestock. The dataset provides country-level data with global coverage from 1961 to 2019, including projections for 2030 and 2050. It is produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization using IPCC Tier 1 methodology.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in country-level N2O emissions from manure management over the 1961-2019 period.
- Compare projected emissions for 2030 and 2050 against historical data to assess mitigation scenarios.
- Model the contribution of pasture-based livestock systems to national greenhouse gas inventories using the IPCC AR5 global warming potentials.
- Correlate manure-on-pasture emissions with other agricultural activity data to identify key drivers.
Strengths
- Global country-level coverage
- Long time series spanning from 1961 to 2019
- Includes future projections for 2030 and 2050
Limitations
- Estimates use IPCC Tier 1 methodology, which is less detailed than higher tiers
- Projections are only available for some emission categories, not all
- Data may not capture sub-national or farm-level variability
Provenance
- Source
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) FAOSTAT
- Collection Method
- Computed using IPCC Tier 1 Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
- Time Range
- 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050
- Freshness
- Updated annually
- Geography
- Global, by country