Annual emissions data for six Kyoto Protocol gases, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using IPCC AR5 Global Warming Potential factors. The World Bank's World Development Indicators organization compiled this measure, which excludes fluxes from Land Use Change and Forestry due to higher uncertainty. The temporal and geographic coverage of the dataset is not specified.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in total national GHG emissions over time for policy assessment.
- Compare standardized CO2e emissions from energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors across countries.
- Model the relationship between economic development indicators and emissions excluding LULUCF.
- Benchmark a country's reported emissions against regional averages using the IPCC AR5 GWP standardization.
Strengths
- Covers six major greenhouse gases defined by the Kyoto Protocol.
- Emissions are standardized to CO2 equivalent using a consistent scientific methodology (IPCC AR5 GWP).
- Excludes LULUCF fluxes, providing a focused measure for key anthropogenic sectors.
Limitations
- The dataset excludes emissions from Land Use Change and Forestry, which are significant for some countries.
- Specific row count, time range, and geographic coverage are unknown.
- Data quality depends on the accuracy of national reporting to the World Bank.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank, World Development Indicators
- Collection Method
- Compiled from national reports and international data sources, standardized to CO2 equivalent using IPCC AR5 Global Warming Potential factors.
- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
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