Agricultural Residue Potential Across Germany in 2024 Derived from Crop Type Mapping and Above-Ground Biomass Estimates

Agricultural residue potential dataset for Germany (2024) providing polygon-level estimates of green, woody, and total agricultural residues derived from crop type mapping and above-ground biomass modelling. This dataset provides polygon-based estimates of agricultural residue potential across Germany for the year 2024. The dataset was developed within the TEAPOTS project (Grant Agreement No. 101118296) and combines crop type information from the DLR CropTypes Germany 2024 dataset with predicted above-ground biomass (AGB) estimates and crop-specific residue coefficients. Agricultural residues were estimated using two complementary approaches: For annual and herbaceous crops, green residue potential was derived from predicted above-ground biomass and crop-specific Harvest Index values. For woody and perennial crops (e.g. vineyards, orchards, and hops), residue potential was estimated using crop-specific woody residue coefficients representing annual pruning biomass production. The dataset contains polygon geometries representing agricultural land units and includes the following key variables: crop type crop class code polygon area (ha) mean above-ground biomass (t DM ha⁻¹) green residue potential (t DM ha⁻¹) woody residue potential (t DM ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹) total residue potential (t DM ha⁻¹) The crop type information was derived from the DLR CropTypes – Crop Type Maps for Germany (10 m spatial resolution), while biomass information was generated within the TEAPOTS project using spatial modelling approaches. The dataset is intended to support research and applications related to: agricultural residue assessment biomass resource mapping bioenergy and bioeconomy studies circular economy analyses regional biomass availability assessments renewable energy planning Coordinate Reference System (CRS): UTM WGS84 Data are distributed as GeoPackage (GPKG) files accompanied by JSON metadata files containing technical specifications, provenance information, statistical summaries, and source dataset references. Source datasets: DLR/EOC Geoservice: CropTypes – Crop Type Maps for Germany – Yearly, 10 m (CC BY 4.0) Uptoearth GmbH / TEAPOTS: Predicted Above-Ground Biomass (AGB) raster products for Germany Acknowledgement: This dataset was produced by Uptoearth GmbH within the TEAPOTS project (Grant Agreement No. 101118296). If you use these data, please acknowledge the TEAPOTS project, Uptoearth GmbH, and the DLR CropTypes Germany dataset.