Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita was 0.78 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▬ Flat
Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita in Eastern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 0.78 t CO2eq/cap for emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Eastern Africa peaked at 0.9 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.69 t CO2eq/cap, in 2004.
Eastern Africa ranks 6th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.784 t CO2eq/cap | 0.74 t CO2eq/cap | 0.9 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.719 t CO2eq/cap | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | 0.77 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.792 t CO2eq/cap | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | 0.81 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7875 t CO2eq/cap | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | 0.83 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 3 New Zealand 7.36 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 4 Chad 4.76 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 4.4 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 6 Paraguay 4.07 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 7 Australia 3.82 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 8 Ireland 3.78 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 9 South Sudan 2.67 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Eastern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 337,539 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 111,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 225,733 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 421.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 36,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,110 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,942 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 72.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 605.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Eastern Africa?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Eastern Africa was 0.78 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions per capita recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions per capita recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.69 t CO2eq/cap in 2004.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for emissions from livestock — emissions per capita?
- Eastern Africa ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from livestock — emissions per capita rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.