Africa vs Australia: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Africa
514,131 kt
in 2050
Australia
84,416 kt
in 2050
Africa rank
9th
Australia rank
10th

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Africa
  • Australia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196120052050

How they compare

Africa currently reports 514,131 kt against 84,416 kt in Australia, a difference of 429,715 kt.

That makes Africa's figure about 6.1 times Australia's.

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

Africa ranks 9th and Australia ranks 10th of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Australia Difference Ahead
1960s 186,197 kt 76,058 kt 110,140 kt Africa
1970s 219,372 kt 90,102 kt 129,271 kt Africa
1980s 254,293 kt 78,116 kt 176,177 kt Africa
1990s 297,281 kt 79,674 kt 217,607 kt Africa
2000s 382,092 kt 75,224 kt 306,868 kt Africa
2010s 495,705 kt 67,924 kt 427,781 kt Africa
2020s 572,224 kt 64,318 kt 507,905 kt Africa
2030s 424,980 kt 82,642 kt 342,338 kt Africa
2050s 514,131 kt 84,416 kt 429,715 kt Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Africa or Australia?
Africa, at 514,131 kt against 84,416 kt in Australia as of 2050.
What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Africa and Australia?
429,715 kt, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Australia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Africa and Australia rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Africa ranks 9th and Australia ranks 10th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
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