Global Building Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990-2018

1990-2018 data on greenhouse gas emissions from the global building sector, measured in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. The dataset covers 194 countries and the European Union, compiled by the World Resources Institute's Climate Watch platform. Emissions data includes six major greenhouse gases from most major sources and sinks.

Use Cases

• Analyze annual emission trends for the building sector across 194 countries using the time-series data.
• Compare total GHG emissions in Mt CO2 eq between different countries or regions.
• Model the relationship between economic development and building sector emissions using the country-level data.
• Assess the contribution of non-CO2 gases to the building sector's total climate impact, as they are converted to CO2 equivalents.

Strengths

• Covers 194 countries and the EU, providing broad geographic representation.
• Contains 29 years of consistent annual data from 1990 to 2018 for longitudinal analysis.

Limitations

• Data ends in 2018, lacking recent years for current climate policy assessment.
• Specific emission source breakdowns within the building sector are not detailed in the provided description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Derived from multiple sources including FAO and OECD/IEA, with non-CO2 emissions converted using IPCC AR4 GWP values.

Time Range

1990-2018

Freshness

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Geography

194 countries and the European Union.