Annual methane emissions from the agricultural sector, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using IPCC AR5 Global Warming Potential factors. The data covers emissions from livestock, manure, crop cultivation, and soil management as defined by IPCC 2006 source codes. It is compiled by the World Bank's World Development Indicators.
Use Cases
- Modeling trends in livestock-related CH4 emissions from enteric fermentation and manure management over time.
- Analyzing the contribution of rice cultivation and managed soils to total agricultural greenhouse gas budgets.
- Benchmarking national agricultural emissions using standardized IPCC source codes and CO2 equivalent conversion.
- Correlating policy interventions with changes in emissions from specific sources like urea application or biomass burning.
Strengths
- Emissions are standardized using IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5) Global Warming Potential factors for consistent comparison.
- Covers multiple detailed agricultural source categories as per IPCC 2006 methodology guidelines.
Limitations
- The specific row count, time range, and geographic coverage are not provided in the input.
- Data granularity (e.g., country-level, sub-sector detail) is unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- World Development Indicators (World Bank)
- Collection Method
- Calculated from agricultural activity data using IPCC 2006 methodology and converted to CO2 equivalent.
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- Freshness
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- Geography
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