Agricultural Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions By Sector And Country

Agriculture sector non-CO2 emissions data for 194 countries and the European Union from 1990 to 2018. Emissions are expressed in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2 eq) using IPCC global warming potential values. The data originates from the World Resources Institute's Climate Watch platform and incorporates sources like the FAO Emissions Database.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from agriculture over the 1990-2018 period for specific countries.
• Compare non-CO2 emissions intensity across different national agriculture sectors using the Mt CO2 eq metric.
• Model the relationship between agricultural activity and greenhouse gas emissions using the sector-level time-series data.
• Benchmark a country's agricultural emissions against regional or global averages provided in the dataset.

Strengths

• Covers 194 countries and the EU, providing broad geographic scope.
• Offers 29 years of consistent temporal coverage from 1990 to 2018.
• Includes emissions for major non-CO2 greenhouse gases converted to a standardized CO2 equivalent metric.

Limitations

• Data is not updated beyond 2018, creating a significant temporal gap.
• Specific emission source columns within the agriculture sector are not detailed in the provided description.
• Methodological integration from multiple sources may affect cross-country comparability.

Provenance

Source

World Resources Institute (WRI) Climate Watch Historical Emissions, incorporating FAO Emissions Database.

Collection Method

Aggregated from several sources including FAOSTAT and OECD/IEA, with emissions converted to CO2 equivalents using IPCC AR4 values.

Time Range

1990-2018

Freshness

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Geography

194 countries and the European Union