Australia and New Zealand vs South America: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Australia and New Zealand
118,756 kt
in 2050
South America
781,384 kt
in 2050
Australia and New Zealand rank
9th
South America rank
7th

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

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • South America
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196120052050

How they compare

South America currently reports 781,384 kt against 118,756 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 662,628 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 9th and South America ranks 7th of 228 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 104,248 kt 296,245 kt 191,997 kt South America
1970s 121,814 kt 377,694 kt 255,880 kt South America
1980s 111,063 kt 451,530 kt 340,467 kt South America
1990s 110,629 kt 507,023 kt 396,394 kt South America
2000s 106,488 kt 585,088 kt 478,600 kt South America
2010s 99,423 kt 615,009 kt 515,586 kt South America
2020s 94,064 kt 651,604 kt 557,539 kt South America
2030s 116,817 kt 722,172 kt 605,355 kt South America
2050s 118,756 kt 781,384 kt 662,628 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Australia and New Zealand or South America?
South America, at 781,384 kt against 118,756 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 2050.
What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Australia and New Zealand and South America?
662,628 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 (co2eq) from ch4?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 9th and South America ranks 7th of 228 countries.
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
261 places, 15,473 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