South America vs United States: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) over time
- South America
- United States
How they compare
South America currently reports 27,907 kt against 7,627 kt in United States, a difference of 20,280 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 3.7 times United States's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
South America ranks 7th and United States ranks 7th of 33 groups.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South America | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,580 kt | 8,623 kt | 1,958 kt | South America |
| 1970s | 13,489 kt | 8,895 kt | 4,594 kt | South America |
| 1980s | 16,126 kt | 8,133 kt | 7,994 kt | South America |
| 1990s | 18,108 kt | 7,522 kt | 10,586 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 20,896 kt | 7,373 kt | 13,523 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 21,965 kt | 7,254 kt | 14,711 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 23,272 kt | 7,318 kt | 15,953 kt | South America |
| 2030s | 25,792 kt | 7,699 kt | 18,093 kt | South America |
| 2050s | 27,907 kt | 7,627 kt | 20,279 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions, South America or United States?
- South America, at 27,907 kt against 7,627 kt in United States as of 2050.
- What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions between South America and United States?
- 20,280 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South America and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
- How do South America and United States rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions?
- South America ranks 7th and United States ranks 7th 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
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