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LULUCF key figures 2025 (feature catalogue)
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- Date
- 2025-11-07
producer
Departement Omgeving
Koning Albert II-laan 20, bus 8
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Brussel
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1000
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België
02 553 80 11
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- Property name
- Key figure
- Definition
- A single dataset and code list have been published to calculate emissions under the European LULUCF Regulation on reporting greenhouse gas storage and emissions related to land use change. The dataset contains the key figures (carbon stock values, carbon stock variation values, N2O and CH4 emission factors, etc.) required for the emission calculations and is based on the final greenhouse gas report for Flanders dated March 15, 2025. The code list contains the definitions of the land use categories used, as defined in the 2006 IPCC guidelines. This dataset is part of the optimization project to refine the LULUCF emission calculations. This data will be further refined in line with the LULUCF Regulation.
- Code
- lulucf_kengetal25
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Elements
- Member name
- id
- Definition
- Unique identifier per key figure depending on the year, land use category, parameter group, and carbon pool.
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- Lower cardinality
- 0
Elements
- Member name
- name
- Definition
- The name of the key figure linked to the land use category, the parameter group, and the carbon pool.
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- 0
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- Member name
- parameter_group
- Definition
- The type of key figure.
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- 0
| Code | Label | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon stock | Carbon stock | Formal definition: The total amount of carbon stored in a carbon pool. Operational definition: In LULUCF-model2.0, carbon stock is used to quantify changes in stored carbon during the 20‑year transition period following a land‑use change by calculating differences between initial and subsequent carbon stock values using the carbon stock change method. |
| C/N-ratio | C/N-ratio | The carbon-to-nitrogen (C/N) ratio expresses the relative amounts of carbon and nitrogen in organic matter. It is an indicator of how readily nitrogen becomes available during decomposition, with lower ratios generally allowing higher nitrogen release and higher ratios leading to lower nitrogen release. |
| Carbon stock variation | Carbon stock variation | Formal definition: Carbon stock variation refers to the change in the amount of carbon stored in a carbon pool over a given time period. It captures both carbon sequestration and carbon losses or emissions. Operational definition: In LULUCF-model2.0, carbon stock variation is used to quantify changes in carbon reservoirs on land that remains within the same land‑use category. The parameter represents the difference in soil carbon stores over time and is applied to estimate carbon gains or losses for “remaining land” under each land‑use category. |
| Emission factor (kg N2O-N / kg N input) | Emission factor (kg N2O-N / kg N input) | A coefficient that quantifies the emissions or removals of a N2O per unit of mineralization or immobilization of soil organic matter. |
| Fraction N lost due to leaching/runoff | Fraction N lost due to leaching/runoff | The share of N lost by leaching or runoff. |
| Emission factor (kg N2O-N / kg N lost due to leaching/runoff) | Emission factor (kg N2O-N / kg N lost due to leaching/runoff) | A coefficient that quantifies the emissions or removals of a N2O per unit leaching or runoff. |
| Wildfire - Combustion factor | Wildfire - Combustion factor | A parameter that represent the fraction of biomass (fuel) that actually combusted during a wildfire and reflects how completely the fuel burns. |
| Wildfire - Fuel biomass consumption | Wildfire - Fuel biomass consumption | Mass of fuel available for combustion during wildfires. This includes biomass, ground litter and dead wood. |
| Wildfire - Emission factor CH4 | Wildfire - Emission factor CH4 | A coefficient that quantifies the emissions or removals of a CH4 per unit of a wildfire. |
| Wildfire - Emission factor N2O | Wildfire - Emission factor N2O | A coefficient that quantifies the emissions or removals of a N2O per unit of a wildfire. |
| Wildfire - Emission factor CO2 | Wildfire - Emission factor CO2 | A coefficient that quantifies the emissions or removals of a CO2 per unit of a wildfire. |
Elements
- Member name
- year
- Definition
- The year for which the key figure applies.
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- Lower cardinality
- 0
Elements
- Member name
- lu_category_description
- Definition
- The LULUCF land use category.
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- Lower cardinality
- 0
Elements
- Member name
- lu_category
- Definition
- The code corresponding to the LULUCF land use category.
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- Lower cardinality
- 0
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- Member name
- carbon_pool
- Definition
- The carbon pool.
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- Lower cardinality
- 0
| Code | Label | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Living biomass | Living biomass | A carbon pool consisting of all living biomass above and below ground, including stems, stumps, branches, roots, bark, seeds, and leaves (Eggleston et al., 2006). |
| Dead organic matter | Dead organic matter | A carbon pool that includes litter and dead wood (Eggleston et al., 2006). |
| Dead wood | Dead wood | For the reporting of forest land, dead organic matter is divided into litter and dead wood (Eggleston et al., 2006). |
| Litter | Litter | For the reporting of forest land, dead organic matter is divided into litter and dead wood (Eggleston et al., 2006). |
| Mineral soil | Mineral soil | Mineral soil is soil that consists mainly of minerals (sand, silt, clay) in varying proportions and contains little organic matter (Eggleston et al., 2006). |
| Organic soil | Organic soil | An organic soil is a soil with a high concentration of organic matter. Which means that the soil contains a thick layer of organic matter and contains a total of more than 20% or 30% organic carbon weight, depending on the water saturation conditions. Any soil that is not an organic soil is classified as a mineral soil according to the 2006 IPCC guidelines (Eggleston et al., 2006). |
| Not applicable | Not applicable | A key figure for which no carbon pool applies. |
Elements
- Member name
- description
- Definition
- Description of the key figure.
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- Lower cardinality
- 0
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- Member name
- value
- Definition
- The value of the key figure.
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- Lower cardinality
- 0
Elements
- Member name
- standard_deviation
- Definition
- The standard deviation corresponding to the key figure.
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- Lower cardinality
- 0
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- Member name
- standard_error
- Definition
- The standard error corresponding to the key figure.
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- Lower cardinality
- 0
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- Member name
- unit
- Definition
- The unit of the key figure.
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- Lower cardinality
- 0
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- Member name
- source
- Definition
- The source from which the key figure is derived.
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- Lower cardinality
- 0
