Fugitive Emissions Greenhouse Gas Data by Sector and Country

Fugitive sector greenhouse gas emissions data covers 194 countries and the European Union from 1990 to 2018. The dataset includes six major greenhouse gases, with non-CO2 emissions converted to CO2 equivalents. It was compiled by the World Resources Institute's Climate Watch and is associated with the Country Climate and Development Report.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in fugitive emissions by country and year to assess policy effectiveness.
• Model correlations between fugitive emissions and other economic or energy sector data using the country and time-series fields.
• Benchmark national fugitive emissions performance against regional peers using the standardized CO2 equivalent metrics.

Strengths

• Covers 194 countries and the EU, providing broad geographic representation.
• Includes a 29-year time series from 1990 to 2018 for longitudinal analysis.
• Emissions data for six major GHGs uses standardized IPCC CO2 equivalent conversion.

Limitations

• Data ends in 2018, creating a significant temporal gap for current analysis.
• Specific column definitions and granular sub-sector breakdowns are not provided in the description.
• The dataset focuses solely on the fugitive emissions sector, not the full economy.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Aggregated from multiple sources including FAO and OECD/IEA, with standardized GHG conversion.

Time Range

1990-2018

Freshness

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Geography

194 countries and the European Union.