Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector 1990-2018

1990-2018 sector-level data on total non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions, measured in CO2 equivalents and excluding Land Use Change and Forestry. The dataset covers 194 countries and the European Union, aggregating emissions of six major GHGs from most major sources and sinks. It was compiled by the World Resources Institute's Climate Watch platform and published through the World Bank.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in non-CO2 emissions from specific sectors like agriculture or waste management over the 28-year period.
• Compare total non-CO2 emission levels across 194 countries and the EU using the CO2 equivalent metric.
• Model the relationship between economic development and sectoral non-CO2 emission profiles for different nations.
• Benchmark a country's non-CO2 emissions against regional averages using the standardized IPCC global warming potential values.

Strengths

• Covers 194 countries and the European Union for broad geographic comparison.
• Provides 28 years of consistent annual data from 1990 to 2018 for trend analysis.
• Uses standardized CO2 equivalent conversion based on IPCC Fourth Assessment Report GWP values.

Limitations

• Data ends in 2018, lacking coverage of recent emission trends.
• Excludes Land Use Change and Forestry (LUCF) emissions, providing an incomplete picture for some countries.
• Specific column names and source-level breakdowns within sectors are not detailed in the provided description.

Provenance

Source

World Resources Institute (WRI) Climate Watch Historical Emissions data.

Collection Method

Derived from several sources, with specific citation guidelines for agriculture/LUCF (FAO) and fuel combustion (OECD/IEA) data.

Time Range

1990-2018

Freshness

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Geography

194 countries and the European Union.