Table 1 Description and measurement.

From: Agricultural carbon footprints, renewable energy and sustainable development in Asia

Variable

Measurement/proxy

Source

Sustainable development (SD)

Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (% of GNI)

WDI (2025)

Renewable energy (RE)

Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption)

WDI (2025), IRENA

Agricultural carbon footprints (ACF)

% of agricultural methane emissions to total

WDI, European Commission

Economic growth (GDP)

GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)

World Bank WDI (2025)

Trade openness (TRADE)

Trade percentage of GDP

WDI (2025)

Population (POP)

Annual percentage

WDI (2025)

  1. Source: Authors computation, 2025.