Country-Level Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Economic Sector

Sector-level greenhouse gas emissions data covers 194 countries and the European Union from 1990 to 2018. The dataset includes emissions for six major greenhouse gases, with non-CO2 gases converted to CO2 equivalents. Data originates from the World Resources Institute's Climate Watch platform, compiled for the Country Climate and Development Report.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in total GHG emissions per country using the time-series data from 1990-2018.
• Compare sectoral contributions to national emissions footprints using the disaggregated sector data.
• Model the impact of economic activity on emissions by correlating sector data with external GDP figures.
• Benchmark country performance against regional averages using the consistent data for 194 countries and the EU.

Strengths

• Data covers 194 countries and the European Union, providing broad geographic coverage.
• Time series spans 29 years (1990-2018), enabling longitudinal trend analysis.
• Includes emissions for six major greenhouse gases, standardized to CO2 equivalents.

Limitations

• Data ends in 2018, lacking recent years for current policy assessment.
• Specific column names and internal data structure are not provided in the description.
• Row counts and dataset size are unknown, complicating resource planning.

Provenance

Source

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

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.