Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CH4) (Share CH4) in OECD
OECD: Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CH4) (Share CH4) was 35.81 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share in OECD, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, emissions from livestock — emissions share in OECD stood at 35.81 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions share in OECD peaked at 38.47 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 35.75 %, in 1992.
OECD ranks 117th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CH4) (Share CH4) in OECD, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.16 % | — |
| 1991 | 35.84 % | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 35.75 % | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 35.78 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 35.93 % | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 35.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 35.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 35.84 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 35.91 % | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 35.86 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 35.98 % | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 36.1 % | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 36.71 % | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 37.05 % | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 36.99 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 37.47 % | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 36.76 % | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 36.64 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 36.82 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 37.43 % | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 37.73 % | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 36.56 % | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 36.74 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 37.75 % | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 37.32 % | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 37.54 % | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 38.47 % | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 37.85 % | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 37.25 % | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 36.94 % | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 38.29 % | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 37.45 % | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 36.99 % | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 35.81 % | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.9 % | 35.75 % | 36.16 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.8 % | 35.98 % | 37.47 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.41 % | 36.56 % | 38.47 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.14 % | 35.81 % | 38.29 % | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions from livestock — emissions share in OECD?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions share in OECD was 35.81 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions share recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 38.47 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions share recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.75 % in 1992.
- How does OECD rank for emissions from livestock — emissions share?
- OECD ranks 117th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from livestock — emissions share rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.