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

Asia, at 53,345 kt against 26,568 kt in OECD as of 2050.

How many years of comparable data are there for Asia 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.

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

Asia

53,345 kt

in 2050

OECD

26,568 kt

in 2050

Asia rank

3rd

OECD rank

1st

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) over time

Asia
OECD

How they compare

Asia currently reports 53,345 kt against 26,568 kt in OECD, a difference of 26,777 kt.

That makes Asia's figure about 2.0 times OECD's.

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

Asia ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 33 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Asia	OECD	Difference	Ahead
1960s	21,467 kt	27,460 kt	5,993 kt	OECD
1970s	23,983 kt	29,423 kt	5,440 kt	OECD
1980s	27,539 kt	28,752 kt	1,213 kt	OECD
1990s	33,413 kt	26,962 kt	6,451 kt	Asia
2000s	36,119 kt	25,487 kt	10,632 kt	Asia
2010s	38,889 kt	24,725 kt	14,164 kt	Asia
2020s	41,966 kt	24,572 kt	17,394 kt	Asia
2030s	45,849 kt	26,615 kt	19,234 kt	Asia
2050s	53,345 kt	26,568 kt	26,777 kt	Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions, Asia or OECD?: Asia, at 53,345 kt against 26,568 kt in OECD as of 2050.
What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions between Asia and OECD?: 26,777 kt, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and OECD?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Asia and OECD rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions?: Asia ranks 3rd 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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About this data

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