Australia and New Zealand vs South America: Emissions from livestock — Emissions

Australia and New Zealand
4,241 kt
in 2050
South America
27,907 kt
in 2050
Australia and New Zealand rank
8th
South America rank
6th

Emissions from livestock — Emissions over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • South America
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k196120052050

How they compare

South America currently reports 27,907 kt against 4,241 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 23,666 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 6.6 times Australia and New Zealand's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th and South America ranks 6th of 195 countries.

South America has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand South America Difference Ahead
1960s 3,723 kt 10,580 kt 6,857 kt South America
1970s 4,350 kt 13,489 kt 9,139 kt South America
1980s 3,967 kt 16,126 kt 12,160 kt South America
1990s 3,951 kt 18,108 kt 14,157 kt South America
2000s 3,803 kt 20,896 kt 17,093 kt South America
2010s 3,551 kt 21,965 kt 18,414 kt South America
2020s 3,359 kt 23,272 kt 19,912 kt South America
2030s 4,172 kt 25,792 kt 21,620 kt South America
2050s 4,241 kt 27,907 kt 23,665 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions, Australia and New Zealand or South America?
South America, at 27,907 kt against 4,241 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 2050.
What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions between Australia and New Zealand and South America?
23,666 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and South America?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Australia and New Zealand and South America rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th and South America ranks 6th of 195 countries.
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
247 places, 14,675 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed

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