Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Land Use Change By Country

1990-present data on net greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land-use change and forestry (LUCF) activities, measured in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent. The dataset is compiled by the World Bank's WDI Database Archives from country submissions to the UNFCCC, including annual GHG inventories for Annex-I countries and National Communications for non-Annex-I countries.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in net LUCF emissions for a specific country over time using the reported annual values.
• Compare emissions from biomass stock changes due to forest management between Annex-I and non-Annex-I country groups.
• Model the impact of cropland abandonment on CO2 removals using the soil carbon flux data implied in the description.
• Assess the contribution of deforestation (conversion of forests to other land uses) to a nation's total GHG emissions.

Strengths

• Data sourced from official UNFCCC country submissions, providing governmental reporting.
• Covers both Annex-I and non-Annex-I parties to the UNFCCC convention.
• Reports emissions in a standardized unit (million metric tons of CO2 equivalent).

Limitations

• Reported data is not directly comparable across countries due to differences in reporting years and methodologies.
• For non-Annex-I countries, data may be stale as it is drawn from the most recent National Communication, not annual inventories.
• The specific annual time series and country coverage are not detailed in the provided description.

Provenance

Source

WDI Database Archives, World Bank, using data from UNFCCC country submissions.

Collection Method

Aggregated from annual GHG inventories (Annex-I countries) and National Communications (non-Annex-I countries) submitted to the UNFCCC.

Time Range

1990 to present (implied by UNFCCC reporting).

Freshness

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Geography

Global, covering UNFCCC Annex-I and non-Annex-I countries.