Global Food System GHG Emissions by Supply Chain Stage

1990-2015 yearly data on greenhouse gas emissions from global food systems, disaggregated by stage of the supply chain. The dataset combines emissions inventory data from EDGAR-FOOD with agricultural land use data from FAOSTAT. It was developed to support analysis of energy demand and emissions across production, distribution, consumption, and disposal stages.

Use Cases

• Analyze the share of total food emissions contributed by the consumption stage versus other system stages like production or distribution.
• Model trends in emissions from specific food system stages, such as agriculture or land use change, over the 25-year time series.
• Compare the relative GHG contribution of different countries based on their food system stage emissions data.
• Benchmark national emissions from food disposal or distribution against global averages using the stage-disaggregated figures.

Strengths

• Covers a 25-year time series from 1990 to 2015.
• Provides global coverage for all countries with yearly frequency.
• Integrates data from two established sources: EDGAR-FOOD and FAOSTAT.

Limitations

• Data ends in 2015, lacking recent years for contemporary analysis.
• Specific row counts, column details, and sample sizes are not provided.
• Methodological integration of two different data sources may introduce consistency challenges.

Provenance

Source

EDGAR-FOOD emission inventory and FAOSTAT database (FAO, 2020).

Collection Method

Emission inventory modeling and statistical data aggregation, as detailed in Crippa et al. (2021).

Time Range

1990 to 2015

Geography

Global, all countries