Global Bunker Fuels Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990-2018

Bunker fuels sector greenhouse gas emissions data for 194 countries and the European Union. The dataset covers the period from 1990 to 2018 and was compiled by the World Resources Institute's Climate Watch platform. It is published through the World Bank's Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR).

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in bunker fuels emissions over the 1990-2018 time range for specific countries.
• Compare sectoral GHG contributions between nations using the country-level coverage.
• Model CO2 equivalent emissions for non-CO2 gases using the IPCC AR4 global warming potential conversions.
• Assess progress towards emissions targets for the international transport sector.

Strengths

• Covers 194 countries and the European Union.
• Provides 29 years of temporal coverage from 1990 to 2018.
• Includes emissions for six major greenhouse gases converted to CO2 equivalents.

Limitations

• Data is not updated beyond 2018, creating a significant temporal gap.
• Specific row counts, column details, and sample data are unavailable for assessment.
• Emissions from land-use change and agriculture require separate citation to FAOSTAT.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Derived from multiple sources including OECD/IEA for fuel combustion and FAOSTAT for land-use/agriculture.

Time Range

1990-2018

Freshness

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Geography

194 countries and the European Union.