ELK - Global Emission Inventory - Shipping Sector, 2019

This dataset contains a global gridded distribution of emissions for the shipping sector as monthly means for year 2019 and has been developed by DLR within the project EmissionsLandKarte (ELK). The methodology is based on data from the Automatic Identification System (AIS) and the algorithm adapted and revised by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for vessels engaged on international voyages by sea, and on transport statistics for vessels engaged on domestic voyages by sea or inland waterways.
Suggested Data Citation
Data: Banyś, P., Fitz, A., Suhr, B., Hellekes, J., Brinkop, S., Hendricks, J., Schulz, A., Righi, M.: "ELK - Global Emission Inventory - Shipping Sector, 2019", DLR, 2025. https://doi.org/10.15489/lhqawfes5755
Coverage
Geographic Boundaries
North:	90.00°
West:	-180.00°
East:	180.00°
South:	-90.00°
Time Period
Start date:	2019-01-01
End date:	2019-12-31
More Information
Keywords:	DLR, Emissions, Shipping, International Shipping, Domestic Navigation, Global, Monthly, Black Carbon, Methane, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide, Hydrocarbons, Dinitrogen Oxide, Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds, Nitrogen Oxides, Particulate Matter, Sulphur Oxides, opendata
Contact:	pawel.banys@dlr.de, mattia.righi@dlr.de
Access / Use Restriction:	License
Data Use Guidelines	Creative Commons BY 4.0
Links
Mission / Project Information
Project information	https://www.dlr.de/en/pa/latest/news/2025/dlr-impulse-project-elk-mapping-the-national-regional-and-global-emissions-of-transport DLR website
DOI (of Dataset)	https://doi.org/10.15489/lhqawfes5755 Digital Object Identifier
Downloading Data
HTTP Download	https://download.geoservice.dlr.de/ELK/files/global/shipping/ ELK Global Emission Inventory