EDGAR-FOOD provides the first consistent global inventory of greenhouse gas emissions disaggregated by each stage of the food chain for all countries. The data spans yearly emissions from 1990 to 2015, combining emissions from energy demand, agriculture, and land use change. It was developed by researchers and complemented with FAO data on agricultural land use emissions.
Use Cases
- Analyze the 'Retail' stage's share of total food system emissions to benchmark national decarbonization targets.
- Compare emission trends across system stages like 'Production' and 'Distribution' to identify hotspots for mitigation.
- Model country-level emissions over the 1990-2015 time range to assess the impact of agricultural and land use policies.
- Integrate FAOSTAT land-use emission data with EDGAR-FOOD energy demand data for a complete food system carbon accounting.
Strengths
- First database covering each stage of the food chain for all countries with consistent methodology.
- Yearly frequency data for a 25-year period from 1990 to 2015.
- Integrates two authoritative sources: EDGAR-FOOD for energy demand and FAOSTAT for agricultural land use emissions.
Limitations
- Data coverage ends in 2015, missing recent trends and policy impacts.
- Specific column names and granular row counts are not provided, limiting detailed technical assessment.
- Methodology relies on modeled inventory data, which may not reflect real-time national emissions.
Provenance
- Source
- EDGAR-FOOD emission inventory and FAOSTAT database.
- Collection Method
- Modeled global emission inventory combining energy demand, agriculture, and land use change data.
- Time Range
- 1990-2015
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Global, covering all countries.