Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions, Americas or OECD?

Americas, at 41,659 kt against 26,568 kt in OECD as of 2050.

What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions between Americas and OECD?

15,091 kt, with Americas ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and OECD?

65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Americas vs OECD: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4)

Americas

41,659 kt

in 2050

OECD

26,568 kt

in 2050

Americas rank

4th

OECD rank

1st

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) over time

Americas
OECD

How they compare

Americas currently reports 41,659 kt against 26,568 kt in OECD, a difference of 15,091 kt.

That makes Americas's figure about 1.6 times OECD's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was OECD ahead.

Americas ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 33 groups.

Across the 9 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 6 and OECD in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Americas	OECD	Difference	Ahead
1960s	22,711 kt	27,460 kt	4,750 kt	OECD
1970s	26,368 kt	29,423 kt	3,054 kt	OECD
1980s	28,639 kt	28,752 kt	113.1 kt	OECD
1990s	30,085 kt	26,962 kt	3,123 kt	Americas
2000s	32,866 kt	25,487 kt	7,379 kt	Americas
2010s	34,015 kt	24,725 kt	9,290 kt	Americas
2020s	35,612 kt	24,572 kt	11,041 kt	Americas
2030s	39,027 kt	26,615 kt	12,411 kt	Americas
2050s	41,659 kt	26,568 kt	15,090 kt	Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions, Americas or OECD?: Americas, at 41,659 kt against 26,568 kt in OECD as of 2050.
What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions between Americas and OECD?: 15,091 kt, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and OECD?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Americas and OECD rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions?: Americas ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 261 places, 15,473 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf