Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in World

World: Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC was 23,339 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
23,339 kt
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
1st
of 6 groups
All-time high
65,030 kt
in 1994
All-time low
23,339 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in World, 1990–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200520201990: 39.7k kt1991: 33.1k kt1992: 41.1k kt1993: 41.3k kt1994: 65.0k kt1995: 41.9k kt1996: 40.0k kt1997: 42.2k kt1998: 39.5k kt1999: 39.1k kt2000: 63.3k kt2001: 39.7k kt2002: 40.3k kt2003: 40.5k kt2004: 42.9k kt2005: 44.1k kt2006: 41.3k kt2007: 40.2k kt2008: 40.7k kt2009: 40.1k kt2010: 56.9k kt2011: 39.9k kt2012: 44.2k kt2013: 41.6k kt2014: 37.3k kt2015: 52.4k kt2016: 26.8k kt2017: 25.6k kt2018: 24.0k kt2019: 23.4k kt2020: 23.3k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for enteric fermentation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in World is 23,339 kt, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enteric fermentation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in World peaked at 65,030 kt in 1994 and was at its lowest, 23,339 kt, in 2020.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 42,284 kt 33,076 kt 65,030 kt 10
2000s 43,312 kt 39,749 kt 63,252 kt 10
2010s 37,205 kt 23,427 kt 56,908 kt 10
2020s 23,339 kt 23,339 kt 23,339 kt 1

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Brazil 11,620 kt compare
  2. 2 Argentina 2,246 kt compare
  3. 3 Ethiopia 2,084 kt compare
  4. 4 Australia 1,850 kt compare

See the full ranking of 86 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enteric fermentation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in World?
Enteric fermentation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in World was 23,339 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest enteric fermentation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 65,030 kt in 1994.
What is the lowest enteric fermentation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 23,339 kt in 2020.
How does World rank for enteric fermentation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?
World ranks 1st out of 6 groups with data for 2020.
Is enteric fermentation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,876 data points, 1990–2020
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