Description: The dataset contains global forest coverage statistics for the year 2022, reported as a percentage of each country's total land area. The column labeled Y2022 provides the forest area percentage, sourced from the World Bank’s “Forest area (% of land area)”). Each record corresponds to a country, identified by its name (CountryName) and ISO 3-letter code (CountryCode).This data is used to explore potential spatial relationships with methane emissions by country. Countries with higher percentages of forested land may show differing methane emission patterns compared to those with lower forest coverage, potentially due to factors like land use (e.g., deforestation, agriculture), carbon cycling, and industrial activity.
Copyright Text: SOURCE: World Bank Open Data
URL: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.FRST.ZS?end=2022&start=1990&view=map
DATA CREATED: Not available
DATA DOWNLOADED: June 30, 2025
Description: This table shows how much methane each country released in 2022 from energy-related sources like fossil fuel production and leaks. The numbers in the last column (Y2022) represent methane emissions measured in megatonnes of CO₂ equivalent (Mt CO₂e). That means the methane has been converted into its carbon dioxide equivalent based on how powerful it is as a greenhouse gas. So even small numbers can still represent a big impact. I am using this data to compare with forest coverage and see if countries that emit more methane also have less forest, or if there’s another kind of pattern.
Copyright Text: SOURCE: World Bank Open Data
URL: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.GHG.CH4.FE.MT.CE.AR5?view=map
DATA CREATED: Not available
DATA DOWNLOADED: June 30, 2025