Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in OECD
OECD: Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 6.3 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in OECD, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, emissions from livestock — emissions share (co2eq) in OECD stood at 6.3 %.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions share (co2eq) in OECD peaked at 7.34 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.93 %, in 2007.
OECD ranks 128th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.85 % | 6.39 % | 7.34 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.11 % | 5.93 % | 6.32 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.21 % | 6.1 % | 6.35 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.35 % | 6.13 % | 6.75 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 842.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 41,088 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 26,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 906.49 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions from livestock — emissions share (co2eq) in OECD?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions share (co2eq) in OECD was 6.3 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 7.34 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.93 % in 2007.
- How does OECD rank for emissions from livestock — emissions share (co2eq)?
- OECD ranks 128th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from livestock — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). 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.