Learn more about the 3rd party datasets that Sustainability Insights leverages across countries and commodities
Weather
Daily weather data is needed to run DNDC. The specific inputs we need are minimum, mean, and maximum temperature and precipitation amount. The data sources and their resolution are listed in the table below.
|
Region |
Data Source |
Resolution |
|---|---|---|
|
CONUS |
4km |
|
|
Outside CONUS |
0.5° × 0.66° |
Soils
Soils inputs that are needed to run DNDC are: ph, soil clay fraction, soil organic matter fraction, and bulk density. The data sources and their granularity are listed in the table below.
|
Region |
Data Source |
Resolution |
|---|---|---|
|
CONUS |
30m |
|
|
Outside CONUS |
250m |
Fertilizer
The following table outlines where data is pulled from for each country. This includes data for fertilizer quantity, product type, and timing.
|
Region |
Primary Data Source |
Secondary Data Sources |
Granularity |
Temporal Data available? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CONUS |
IFA, Crop Production Reports, DRYAD |
State & Country |
Some |
|
|
Canada |
CRAAQ Fertilisation reference (Quebec), Fertilizer Canada Survey, IFA, Crop Production Reports, DRYAD |
Province & Country |
Some |
|
|
France |
IFA, Crop Production Reports, DRYAD |
Country |
Some |
|
|
Germany |
DRYAD |
Country |
Some |
|
|
UK |
IFA, Crop Production Reports, DRYAD |
Country |
Some |
|
|
Ireland |
IFA, Crop Production Reports, DRYAD |
Country |
Some |
|
|
Poland |
DRYAD |
IFA |
Country |
No |
|
Romania |
IFA |
DRYAD |
Country |
No |
|
Ukraine |
UKRStat |
IFA/DRYAD |
Oblast |
Some |
|
Hungary |
IFA |
- |
Country |
Some |
Irrigation
Irrigation data is from the LGRIP30 dataset https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/products/lgrip30v001/, which is a Landsat-derived raster dataset showing pixelated areas by year. The resolution is 30m.
Yield
Yield is not needed as an input to DNDC but it used to calculate emissions factors and display trends of changing yields year over year.
|
Region |
Primary Data Source |
Granularity |
|---|---|---|
|
CONUS |
ADMIN Level 2 |
|
|
Canada |
StatCan |
|
|
France |
EuroStat |
NUTS Level 2 (2023 at country level) |
|
Germany |
Nature Paper, EuroStat (2022-2023) |
NUTS Level 3 (2023 at country level) |
|
UK |
EuroStat, UK DEFRA (2020-2023) |
|
|
Ireland |
EuroStat |
NUTS Level 2 (2023 at country level) |
|
Poland |
EuroStat |
NUTS Level 2 (2023 at country level) |
|
Romania |
EuroStat |
NUTS Level 2 (2023 at country level) |