Africa vs India: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Africa
263,963 kt
in 2050
India
105,678 kt
in 2050
Africa rank
6th
India rank
5th

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Africa
  • India
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How they compare

Africa currently reports 263,963 kt against 105,678 kt in India, a difference of 158,285 kt.

That makes Africa's figure about 2.5 times India's.

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

Africa ranks 6th and India ranks 5th of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa India Difference Ahead
1960s 83,795 kt 42,135 kt 41,660 kt Africa
1970s 98,951 kt 45,707 kt 53,244 kt Africa
1980s 116,054 kt 54,876 kt 61,178 kt Africa
1990s 138,280 kt 61,980 kt 76,300 kt Africa
2000s 178,170 kt 67,837 kt 110,333 kt Africa
2010s 233,291 kt 73,979 kt 159,312 kt Africa
2020s 272,004 kt 79,359 kt 192,645 kt Africa
2030s 210,824 kt 84,807 kt 126,017 kt Africa
2050s 263,963 kt 105,678 kt 158,285 kt Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Africa or India?
Africa, at 263,963 kt against 105,678 kt in India as of 2050.
What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Africa and India?
158,285 kt, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and India?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Africa and India rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Africa ranks 6th and India ranks 5th 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 N2O (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 N2O (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