National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory Emission Factors, 1990-2021

1990 to 2021 emission factors used to create the national Greenhouse Gas inventory, with biennial updates planned. The dataset includes columns for pollutant type, IPCC sector, specific source, and disaggregation levels. It is published by www.datos.gov.co as raw, unvalidated data for transparency and open data compliance.

Use Cases

• Calculate sector-specific emissions using VALOR_F, UNIDAD_F, and SECTOR_IPCC columns.
• Analyze temporal trends in emission factors by cross-referencing ANO with CONTAMINANTE and CATEGORIA.
• Disaggregate emission sources by region or entity using REGION, ENTIDAD, and DESAGREGACION_ESPECIFICA columns.
• Map national inventory categories to IPCC standards using SECTOR_IPCC, CATEGORIA, and SUBCATEGORIA columns.

Strengths

• Covers a 32-year time range from 1990 to 2021.
• Includes detailed categorization columns like SECTOR_IPCC, CONTAMINANTE, and multiple levels of SUBCATEGORIA.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The data provider states the data is raw, unvalidated, and may contain errors or transmission delays.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Factors calculated for national greenhouse gas inventory, sourced from automatic sensor networks and inter-administrative agreements.

Time Range

1990 to 2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 23:11:35; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely national coverage for the originating country (Colombia), inferred from platform and description.