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{
  "indicator": {
    "label": "CO2 emissions (kg per 2011 PPP $ of GDP)",
    "description": "This indicator measures carbon dioxide (CO2) emission in kilograms per dollar (expressed at the 2011 Purchasing Parity Power) of GDP. Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is naturally occurring gas fixed by photosynthesis into organic matter. A byproduct of fossil fuel combustion and biomass burning, it is also emitted from land use changes and other industrial processes. It is the principal anthropogenic greenhouse gas that affects the Earth's radiative balance. It is the reference gas against which other greenhouse gases are measured, thus having a Global Warming Potential of 1. Burning of carbon-based fuels since the industrial revolution has rapidly increased concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide, increasing the rate of global warming and causing anthropogenic climate change. It is also a major source of ocean acidification since it dissolves in water to form carbonic acid. The addition of man-made greenhouse gases to the Atmosphere disturbs the earth's radiative balance. This is leading to an increase in the earth's surface temperature and to related effects on climate, sea level rise and world agriculture.(Source: http://databank.worldbank.org/data/reports.aspx?source=2&type=metadata&series=EN.ATM.CO2E.PP.GD.KD)",
    "id": "WB-EN.ATM.CO2E.PP.GD.KD",
    "dataset": "WB-CC",
    "measurement_unit": "",
    "picture": "",
    "related_landvoc_concepts": "environment;land use;climate change;",
    "related_themes": "Socio-Economic & Institutional Context;Land, Climate Change & Environment;",
    "related_overarching_categories": ""
  }
}

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  "source_url": "WB-EN.ATM.CO2E.PP.GD.KD"
}

{
  "indicator": {
    "label": "CO2 emissions (kt)",
    "description": "This indicator measures carbon dioxide (CO2) emission in kilotonnes. Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is naturally occurring gas fixed by photosynthesis into organic matter. A byproduct of fossil fuel combustion and biomass burning, it is also emitted from land use changes and other industrial processes. It is the principal anthropogenic greenhouse gas that affects the Earth's radiative balance. It is the reference gas against which other greenhouse gases are measured, thus having a Global Warming Potential of 1. Burning of carbon-based fuels since the industrial revolution has rapidly increased concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide, increasing the rate of global warming and causing anthropogenic climate change. It is also a major source of ocean acidification since it dissolves in water to form carbonic acid. The addition of man-made greenhouse gases to the Atmosphere disturbs the earth's radiative balance. This is leading to an increase in the earth's surface temperature and to related effects on climate, sea level rise and world agriculture. (Source: http://databank.worldbank.org/data/reports.aspx?source=2&type=metadata&series=EN.ATM.CO2E.KT)",
    "id": "WB-EN.ATM.CO2E.KT",
    "dataset": "WB-CC",
    "measurement_unit": "",
    "picture": "",
    "related_landvoc_concepts": "environment;land use;climate change;",
    "related_themes": "Socio-Economic & Institutional Context;Land, Climate Change & Environment;",
    "related_overarching_categories": ""
  }
}

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  "source_url": "WB-EN.ATM.CO2E.KT"
}

{
  "indicator": {
    "label": "GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF (Mt of CO2 equivalent)",
    "description": "GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF refers to changes in atmospheric levels of all greenhouse gases attributable to forest and land-use change activities, including but not limited to (1) emissions and removals of CO2 from decreases or increases in biomass stocks due to forest management, logging, fuelwood collection, etc.; (2) conversion of existing forests and natural grasslands to other land uses; (3) removal of CO2 from the abandonment of formerly managed lands (e.g. croplands and pastures); and (4) emissions and removals of CO2 in soil associated with land-use change and management. For Annex-I countries under the UNFCCC, these data are drawn from the annual GHG inventories submitted to the UNFCCC by each country; for non-Annex-I countries, data are drawn from the most recently submitted National Communication where available. Because of differences in reporting years and methodologies, these data are not generally considered comparable across countries. Data are in million metric tons. (Source: http://databank.worldbank.org/data/reports.aspx?source=2&type=metadata&series=EN.CLC.GHGR.MT.CE)",
    "id": "WB-EN.CLC.GHGR.MT.CE",
    "dataset": "WB-CC",
    "measurement_unit": "",
    "picture": "",
    "related_landvoc_concepts": "forestry;climate change;",
    "related_themes": "Forest Tenure;Land, Climate Change & Environment;",
    "related_overarching_categories": ""
  }
}

{
  "source_url": "WB-EN.CLC.GHGR.MT.CE"
}

{
  "indicator": {
    "label": "Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)",
    "description": "This indicator measures agricultural methane emissions (CH4) in terms of thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent. Agricultural methane emissions are methane emissions from animals, animal waste, rice production, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning. The carbon dioxide emissions of a country are only an indicator of one greenhouse gas. For a more complete idea of how a country influences climate change, gases such as methane and nitrous oxide should be taken into account. This is particularly important in agricultural economies. (Source: http://databank.worldbank.org/data/reports.aspx?source=2&type=metadata&series=EN.ATM.METH.AG.KT.CE)",
    "id": "WB-EN.ATM.METH.AG.KT.CE",
    "dataset": "WB-CC",
    "measurement_unit": "",
    "picture": "",
    "related_landvoc_concepts": "land use;climate change;agriculture;",
    "related_themes": "Land, Climate Change & Environment;",
    "related_overarching_categories": ""
  }
}

{
  "source_url": "WB-EN.ATM.METH.AG.KT.CE"
}

{
  "indicator": {
    "label": "Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)",
    "description": "This indicator measures agricultural nitrous oxide (N20) emissions as a percentage of the total. Agricultural methane emissions are methane emissions from animals, animal waste, rice production, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning. The carbon dioxide emissions of a country are only an indicator of one greenhouse gas. For a more complete idea of how a country influences climate change, gases such as methane and nitrous oxide should be taken into account. This is particularly important in agricultural economies.(Source: http://databank.worldbank.org/data/reports.aspx?source=2&type=metadata&series=EN.ATM.NOXE.AG.ZS)",
    "id": "WB-EN.ATM.NOXE.AG.ZS",
    "dataset": "WB-CC",
    "measurement_unit": "",
    "picture": "",
    "related_landvoc_concepts": "land use;climate change;grazing;agriculture;",
    "related_themes": "Socio-Economic & Institutional Context;Land, Climate Change & Environment;",
    "related_overarching_categories": ""
  }
}

{
  "source_url": "WB-EN.ATM.NOXE.AG.ZS"
}

{
  "indicator": {
    "label": "Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)",
    "description": "This indicator measures agricultural nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in terms of thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent. Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions are emissions produced through fertilizer use (synthetic and animal manure), animal waste management, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning. The carbon dioxide emissions of a country are only an indicator of one greenhouse gas. For a more complete idea of how a country influences climate change, gases such as methane and nitrous oxide should be taken into account. This is particularly important in agricultural economies. (source: http://databank.worldbank.org/data/reports.aspx?source=2&type=metadata&series=EN.ATM.NOXE.AG.KT.CE)",
    "id": "WB-EN.ATM.NOXE.AG.KT.CE",
    "dataset": "WB-CC",
    "measurement_unit": "",
    "picture": "",
    "related_landvoc_concepts": "land use;climate change;grazing;agriculture;",
    "related_themes": "Socio-Economic & Institutional Context;Land, Climate Change & Environment;",
    "related_overarching_categories": ""
  }
}

{
  "source_url": "WB-EN.ATM.NOXE.AG.KT.CE"
}

{
  "indicator": {
    "label": "Methane emissions (% change from 1990)",
    "description": "This indicator measures the percentage change in methane (CH4) emissions from 1990 levels. Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production. Each year of data shows the percentage change to that year from 1990. The carbon dioxide emissions of a country are only an indicator of one greenhouse gas. For a more complete idea of how a country influences climate change, gases such as methane and nitrous oxide should be taken into account. This is particularly important in agricultural economies. The emissions are usually expressed in carbon dioxide equivalents using the global warming potential, which allows the effective contributions of different gases to be compared. A kilogram of methane is 21 times as effective at trapping heat in the earth's atmosphere as a kilogram of carbon dioxide within 100 years. (Source: http://databank.worldbank.org/data/reports.aspx?source=2&type=metadata&series=EN.ATM.METH.ZG)",
    "id": "WB-EN.ATM.METH.ZG",
    "dataset": "WB-CC",
    "measurement_unit": "",
    "picture": "",
    "related_landvoc_concepts": "climate change;",
    "related_themes": "Socio-Economic & Institutional Context;Land, Climate Change & Environment;",
    "related_overarching_categories": ""
  }
}

{
  "source_url": "WB-EN.ATM.METH.ZG"
}

{
  "indicator": {
    "label": "Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)",
    "description": "This indicator measures methane (CH4) emissions in kilotonnes of CO2 equivalent. Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production. The carbon dioxide emissions of a country are only an indicator of one greenhouse gas. For a more complete idea of how a country influences climate change, gases such as methane and nitrous oxide should be taken into account. This is particularly important in agricultural economies. The emissions are usually expressed in carbon dioxide equivalents using the global warming potential, which allows the effective contributions of different gases to be compared. A kilogram of methane is 21 times as effective at trapping heat in the earth's atmosphere as a kilogram of carbon dioxide within 100 years. (Source: http://databank.worldbank.org/data/reports.aspx?source=2&type=metadata&series=EN.ATM.METH.KT.CE)",
    "id": "WB-EN.ATM.METH.KT.CE",
    "dataset": "WB-CC",
    "measurement_unit": "",
    "picture": "",
    "related_landvoc_concepts": "climate change;",
    "related_themes": "Socio-Economic & Institutional Context;Land, Climate Change & Environment;",
    "related_overarching_categories": ""
  }
}

{
  "source_url": "WB-EN.ATM.METH.KT.CE"
}

{
  "indicator": {
    "label": "Nitrous oxide emissions (% change from 1990)",
    "description": "This indicator measures the percentage change in nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from 1990 levels. Nitrous oxide emissions are mainly from fossil fuel combustion, fertilizers, rainforest fires, and animal waste. Each year of data shows the percentage change to that year from 1990. The carbon dioxide emissions of a country are only an indicator of one greenhouse gas. For a more complete idea of how a country influences climate change, gases such as methane and nitrous oxide should be taken into account. This is particularly important in agricultural economies. Nitrous oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas, with an estimated atmospheric lifetime of 114 years, compared with 12 years for methane. The per kilogram global warming potential of nitrous oxide is nearly 310 times that of carbon dioxide within 100 years. (Source: http://databank.worldbank.org/data/reports.aspx?source=2&type=metadata&series=EN.ATM.NOXE.ZG)",
    "id": "WB-EN.ATM.NOXE.ZG",
    "dataset": "WB-CC",
    "measurement_unit": "",
    "picture": "",
    "related_landvoc_concepts": "climate change;",
    "related_themes": "Socio-Economic & Institutional Context;Land, Climate Change & Environment;",
    "related_overarching_categories": ""
  }
}

{
  "source_url": "WB-EN.ATM.NOXE.ZG"
}

{
  "indicator": {
    "label": "Nitrous oxide emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)",
    "description": "This indicator measures nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in kilotonnes of CO2 equivalent. Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions are mainly from fossil fuel combustion, fertilizers, rainforest fires, and animal waste. The carbon dioxide emissions of a country are only an indicator of one greenhouse gas. For a more complete idea of how a country influences climate change, gases such as methane and nitrous oxide should be taken into account. This is particularly important in agricultural economies. Nitrous oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas, with an estimated atmospheric lifetime of 114 years, compared with 12 years for methane. The per kilogram global warming potential of nitrous oxide is nearly 310 times that of carbon dioxide within 100 years. (Source: http://databank.worldbank.org/data/reports.aspx?source=2&type=metadata&series=EN.ATM.NOXE.KT.CE)",
    "id": "WB-EN.ATM.NOXE.KT.CE",
    "dataset": "WB-CC",
    "measurement_unit": "",
    "picture": "",
    "related_landvoc_concepts": "climate change;",
    "related_themes": "Socio-Economic & Institutional Context;Land, Climate Change & Environment;",
    "related_overarching_categories": ""
  }
}

{
  "source_url": "WB-EN.ATM.NOXE.KT.CE"
}