Emissions from livestock — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: Emissions from livestock — Emissions was 8,867 kt in 2050. ▼ Falling

Latest (2050)
8,867 kt
Rank
14th
of 32 groups
All-time high
10,557 kt
in 1975
All-time low
7,985 kt
in 2014
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Emissions from livestock — Emissions in Northern America, 1961–2050

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k196120052050

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2050, emissions from livestock — emissions in Northern America stood at 8,867 kt.

Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions in Northern America peaked at 10,557 kt in 1975 and was at its lowest, 7,985 kt, in 2014.

Northern America ranks 14th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Emissions from livestock — Emissions in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) in Northern America, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 9,486 kt
1962 9,649 kt +1.7%
1963 9,799 kt +1.6%
1964 9,911 kt +1.1%
1965 9,841 kt -0.7%
1966 9,614 kt -2.3%
1967 9,610 kt -0.0%
1968 9,575 kt -0.4%
1969 9,544 kt -0.3%
1970 9,604 kt +0.6%
1971 9,829 kt +2.3%
1972 9,928 kt +1.0%
1973 10,053 kt +1.3%
1974 10,401 kt +3.5%
1975 10,557 kt +1.5%
1976 10,231 kt -3.1%
1977 9,970 kt -2.5%
1978 9,583 kt -3.9%
1979 9,309 kt -2.9%
1980 9,451 kt +1.5%
1981 9,602 kt +1.6%
1982 9,602 kt +0.0%
1983 9,503 kt -1.0%
1984 9,391 kt -1.2%
1985 9,153 kt -2.5%
1986 8,842 kt -3.4%
1987 8,571 kt -3.1%
1988 8,486 kt -1.0%
1989 8,333 kt -1.8%
1990 8,267 kt -0.8%
1991 8,298 kt +0.4%
1992 8,380 kt +1.0%
1993 8,442 kt +0.7%
1994 8,555 kt +1.3%
1995 8,675 kt +1.4%
1996 8,718 kt +0.5%
1997 8,658 kt -0.7%
1998 8,553 kt -1.2%
1999 8,478 kt -0.9%
2000 8,433 kt -0.5%
2001 8,418 kt -0.2%
2002 8,414 kt -0.1%
2003 8,387 kt -0.3%
2004 8,409 kt +0.3%
2005 8,452 kt +0.5%
2006 8,547 kt +1.1%
2007 8,517 kt -0.4%
2008 8,531 kt +0.2%
2009 8,354 kt -2.1%
2010 8,289 kt -0.8%
2011 8,214 kt -0.9%
2012 8,122 kt -1.1%
2013 8,042 kt -1.0%
2014 7,985 kt -0.7%
2015 8,013 kt +0.4%
2016 8,194 kt +2.3%
2017 8,315 kt +1.5%
2018 8,398 kt +1.0%
2019 8,452 kt +0.6%
2020 8,374 kt -0.9%
2021 8,338 kt -0.4%
2022 8,232 kt -1.3%
2023 8,068 kt -2.0%
2030 8,927 kt +10.6%
2050 8,867 kt -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9,670 kt 9,486 kt 9,911 kt 9
1970s 9,947 kt 9,309 kt 10,557 kt 10
1980s 9,093 kt 8,333 kt 9,602 kt 10
1990s 8,502 kt 8,267 kt 8,718 kt 10
2000s 8,446 kt 8,354 kt 8,547 kt 10
2010s 8,202 kt 7,985 kt 8,452 kt 10
2020s 8,253 kt 8,068 kt 8,374 kt 4
2030s 8,927 kt 8,927 kt 8,927 kt 1
2050s 8,867 kt 8,867 kt 8,867 kt 1

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 11 Mexico 2,837 kt compare
  2. 12 Colombia 2,494 kt compare
  3. 13 Russian Federation 2,381 kt compare
  4. 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 117.07 kt compare
  5. 14 Sudan (former) 2,233 kt compare
  6. 15 Ethiopia 2,122 kt compare
  7. 16 Sudan 1,809 kt compare
  8. 17 Myanmar 1,614 kt compare
  9. 17 Timor-Leste 25.18 kt compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions from livestock — emissions in Northern America?
Emissions from livestock — emissions in Northern America was 8,867 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 10,557 kt in 1975.
What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 7,985 kt in 2014.
How does Northern America rank for emissions from livestock — emissions?
Northern America ranks 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Northern America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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