Global Cement Production CO2 Emissions from CDIAC

Emissions data from cement production, detailing CO2 created by the calcination of limestone and fossil fuel combustion in kilns. The dataset is provided by the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) via CEOS_EXTRA and was last updated in 2008.

Use Cases

• Analyze national-level CO2 emissions from cement production to assess country-specific industrial carbon intensity.
• Model global cement emissions trends by comparing national totals to the reported global total, which includes bunker fuels and non-fuel hydrocarbon oxidation.
• Investigate statistical discrepancies in international trade data by examining differences between the sum of national exports and imports.

Strengths

• Data distinguishes between emissions from chemical conversion (calcination) and direct fuel combustion, providing process-level detail.
• Includes methodological notes explaining key differences between national totals and the global total estimate.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with the last update recorded as December 2008.
• Specific row counts, column details, and sample data are unavailable for assessing completeness.
• The description indicates known discrepancies between summed national data and the global total.

Provenance

Source

Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC), aggregated via CEOS_EXTRA on NASA Earthdata.

Collection Method

Estimated from industrial activity data, likely involving mass balance calculations for calcination and fuel consumption statistics.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2008-12-31; update frequency unknown.

Geography

Global, with national-level breakdowns.