A comprehensive dataset for global, regional and national greenhouse gas emissions by sector 1970–2019

Abstract. To track progress towards keeping warming well below 2 °C, as agreed upon in the Paris Agreement, comprehensive and reliable information on anthropogenic sources of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) is required. Here we provide a dataset GHG 1970–2019 with broad country sector coverage. We build from recent releases “Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research” (EDGAR) CO2 fossil fuel combustion industry (FFI), CH4 emissions, N2O fluorinated gases, use well-established fast-track method to extend this 2018 2019. complement data net land use, land-use change forestry (LULUCF) three bookkeeping models. an assessment uncertainties each at 90 % confidence interval (5th–95th percentile) by combining statistical analysis comparisons global inventories expert judgement informed relevant scientific literature. identify important gaps: could be respectively 10–20 % higher than reported EDGAR once all are accounted. F-gas estimates individual species EDGARv5 do not align atmospheric measurements total exceeds measured concentrations about 30 %. However, official national emission reports under UNFCCC comprehensively cover species. Excluded such chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) larger sum 2019 amounted 59 ± 6.6 GtCO2eq: FFI were 38 ± 3.0 Gt, LULUCF 6.6 ± 4.6 Gt, 11 ± 3.3 GtCO2eq, 2.4 ±1.5 GtCO2eq F-gases 1.6 ± 0.49 GtCO2eq. Our global, trends over past five decades (1970–2019) highlights pattern varied, but sustained growth. There high that have increased every decade. Emission growth has been persistent across different (groups of) gases. While accounted almost 75 % since 1970 terms CO2eq here, combined grown faster rate other GHGs, albeit starting low levels 1970. Today, make non-negligible contribution – even though CFCs HCFCs, regulated Montreal Protocol included our estimates, contributed more. further 2010-2019 any previous decade most average annual slowed between 2010–2019 compared 2000–2009, absolute increase decadal 2000s 2010s largest 1970s within human history suggested available long-term data. note considerably rates entire 2010–2019, which numerically comparable period during 2000s, place finding majority driven highly uncertain increases CO2-LULUCF preliminary extrapolation methodologies these years. there growing number countries today reduction trajectory, reveals no sectors show reductions emissions. conclude highlighting tracking climate policy requires substantial investments independent accounting monitoring international infrastructures. The associated article (Minx et al. 2021) can found https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5053056 .