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Methane from farm animals' digestion and manure, by animal

Methane released each year since 1961 by farm animals, for the world and each country, from their digestion (enteric fermentation) and from manure management, for each of the 16 kinds of animal FAO estimates separately: dairy and non-dairy cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, market and breeding pigs, broiler and laying chickens, ducks, turkeys, horses, asses, mules and hinnies, camels and llamas. They add up exactly to FAO's total for all animals. Manure here is only the methane from managing manure (storing and handling it); nitrous oxide from manure, and manure left on pasture or spread on fields (which emit nitrous oxide, not methane), are not included. In tonnes of methane, not carbon dioxide equivalent, so these values cannot be added to or compared with values in carbon dioxide equivalent.

Latest value

58.49Mt CH₄

Countries and territories, and the world, 2023. Version 2025-10-28.

Methane from farm animals' digestion and manure, by animal (million tonnes of methane (not carbon dioxide equivalent))

1008 values from 1961 to 2023. Lines: Dairy cattle, Beef and other cattle, Buffalo, Sheep, Goats.

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Methane from farm animals' digestion and manure, by animal, every value
Period	Animal	Value (Mt CH₄)	Status
1961	Dairy cattle	18.62	final
1962	Dairy cattle	18.55	final
1963	Dairy cattle	18.54	final
1964	Dairy cattle	18.36	final
1965	Dairy cattle	18.36	final
1966	Dairy cattle	18.75	final
1967	Dairy cattle	18.73	final
1968	Dairy cattle	18.82	final
1969	Dairy cattle	18.80	final
1970	Dairy cattle	18.51	final
1971	Dairy cattle	18.57	final
1972	Dairy cattle	18.75	final
1973	Dairy cattle	18.73	final
1974	Dairy cattle	18.94	final
1975	Dairy cattle	19.15	final
1976	Dairy cattle	19.28	final
1977	Dairy cattle	19.47	final
1978	Dairy cattle	19.62	final
1979	Dairy cattle	19.86	final
1980	Dairy cattle	20.08	final
1981	Dairy cattle	20.19	final
1982	Dairy cattle	20.30	final
1983	Dairy cattle	20.47	final
1984	Dairy cattle	20.47	final
1985	Dairy cattle	20.42	final
1986	Dairy cattle	20.50	final
1987	Dairy cattle	20.29	final
1988	Dairy cattle	20.15	final
1989	Dairy cattle	20.18	final
1990	Dairy cattle	20.15	final
1991	Dairy cattle	19.89	final
1992	Dairy cattle	19.33	final
1993	Dairy cattle	19.10	final
1994	Dairy cattle	19.23	final
1995	Dairy cattle	19.13	final
1996	Dairy cattle	18.89	final
1997	Dairy cattle	18.74	final
1998	Dairy cattle	18.60	final
1999	Dairy cattle	18.56	final
2000	Dairy cattle	18.43	final
2001	Dairy cattle	18.50	final
2002	Dairy cattle	18.61	final
2003	Dairy cattle	18.91	final
2004	Dairy cattle	19.06	final
2005	Dairy cattle	19.12	final
2006	Dairy cattle	19.34	final
2007	Dairy cattle	19.68	final
2008	Dairy cattle	19.84	final
2009	Dairy cattle	20.21	final
2010	Dairy cattle	20.29	final
2011	Dairy cattle	20.39	final
2012	Dairy cattle	20.69	final
2013	Dairy cattle	20.73	final
2014	Dairy cattle	20.97	final
2015	Dairy cattle	20.69	final
2016	Dairy cattle	20.90	final
2017	Dairy cattle	20.67	final
2018	Dairy cattle	20.50	final
2019	Dairy cattle	20.53	final
2020	Dairy cattle	20.92	final
2021	Dairy cattle	21.13	final
2022	Dairy cattle	21.21	final
2023	Dairy cattle	21.53	final
1961	Beef and other cattle	34.99	final
1962	Beef and other cattle	35.88	final
1963	Beef and other cattle	36.51	final
1964	Beef and other cattle	37.29	final
1965	Beef and other cattle	38.33	final
1966	Beef and other cattle	39.16	final
1967	Beef and other cattle	40.26	final
1968	Beef and other cattle	40.88	final
1969	Beef and other cattle	41.06	final
1970	Beef and other cattle	41.74	final
1971	Beef and other cattle	42.49	final
1972	Beef and other cattle	43.67	final
1973	Beef and other cattle	44.81	final
1974	Beef and other cattle	46.24	final
1975	Beef and other cattle	47.20	final
1976	Beef and other cattle	47.71	final
1977	Beef and other cattle	47.75	final
1978	Beef and other cattle	47.50	final
1979	Beef and other cattle	47.40	final
1980	Beef and other cattle	47.77	final
1981	Beef and other cattle	48.17	final
1982	Beef and other cattle	48.68	final
1983	Beef and other cattle	48.88	final
1984	Beef and other cattle	49.35	final
1985	Beef and other cattle	49.58	final
1986	Beef and other cattle	49.73	final
1987	Beef and other cattle	49.73	final
1988	Beef and other cattle	49.94	final
1989	Beef and other cattle	50.65	final
1990	Beef and other cattle	50.94	final
1991	Beef and other cattle	51.10	final
1992	Beef and other cattle	51.13	final
1993	Beef and other cattle	51.15	final
1994	Beef and other cattle	51.54	final
1995	Beef and other cattle	51.82	final
1996	Beef and other cattle	51.97	final
1997	Beef and other cattle	50.86	final
1998	Beef and other cattle	50.74	final
1999	Beef and other cattle	50.71	final
2000	Beef and other cattle	50.97	final
2001	Beef and other cattle	50.93	final
2002	Beef and other cattle	51.47	final
2003	Beef and other cattle	51.93	final
2004	Beef and other cattle	52.41	final
2005	Beef and other cattle	52.82	final
2006	Beef and other cattle	53.20	final
2007	Beef and other cattle	53.20	final
2008	Beef and other cattle	53.58	final
2009	Beef and other cattle	52.96	final
2010	Beef and other cattle	52.79	final
2011	Beef and other cattle	52.78	final
2012	Beef and other cattle	52.98	final
2013	Beef and other cattle	53.09	final
2014	Beef and other cattle	53.30	final
2015	Beef and other cattle	53.98	final
2016	Beef and other cattle	54.61	final
2017	Beef and other cattle	55.14	final
2018	Beef and other cattle	55.44	final
2019	Beef and other cattle	56.01	final
2020	Beef and other cattle	56.56	final
2021	Beef and other cattle	57.12	final
2022	Beef and other cattle	57.88	final
2023	Beef and other cattle	58.49	final
1961	Buffalo	5.21	final
1962	Buffalo	5.27	final
1963	Buffalo	5.29	final
1964	Buffalo	5.50	final
1965	Buffalo	5.56	final
1966	Buffalo	5.82	final
1967	Buffalo	5.95	final
1968	Buffalo	6.14	final
1969	Buffalo	6.24	final
1970	Buffalo	6.31	final
1971	Buffalo	6.39	final
1972	Buffalo	6.44	final
1973	Buffalo	6.53	final
1974	Buffalo	6.64	final
1975	Buffalo	6.65	final
1976	Buffalo	6.69	final
1977	Buffalo	6.76	final
1978	Buffalo	6.86	final
1979	Buffalo	7.00	final
1980	Buffalo	7.15	final
1981	Buffalo	7.31	final
1982	Buffalo	7.51	final
1983	Buffalo	7.66	final
1984	Buffalo	7.84	final
1985	Buffalo	8.02	final
1986	Buffalo	8.35	final
1987	Buffalo	8.35	final
1988	Buffalo	8.46	final
1989	Buffalo	8.58	final
1990	Buffalo	8.73	final
1991	Buffalo	8.82	final
1992	Buffalo	8.99	final
1993	Buffalo	9.08	final
1994	Buffalo	9.22	final
1995	Buffalo	9.35	final
1996	Buffalo	9.39	final
1997	Buffalo	9.28	final
1998	Buffalo	9.48	final
1999	Buffalo	9.58	final
2000	Buffalo	9.70	final
2001	Buffalo	9.82	final
2002	Buffalo	9.97	final
2003	Buffalo	10.13	final
2004	Buffalo	10.28	final
2005	Buffalo	10.46	final
2006	Buffalo	10.68	final
2007	Buffalo	10.88	final
2008	Buffalo	10.99	final
2009	Buffalo	11.46	final
2010	Buffalo	11.46	final
2011	Buffalo	11.54	final
2012	Buffalo	11.61	final
2013	Buffalo	11.64	final
2014	Buffalo	11.72	final
2015	Buffalo	11.81	final
2016	Buffalo	11.88	final
2017	Buffalo	11.92	final
2018	Buffalo	11.89	final
2019	Buffalo	11.88	final
2020	Buffalo	12.00	final
2021	Buffalo	12.22	final
2022	Buffalo	12.38	final
2023	Buffalo	12.39	final
1961	Sheep	6.65	final
1962	Sheep	6.69	final
1963	Sheep	6.70	final
1964	Sheep	6.77	final
1965	Sheep	6.86	final
1966	Sheep	6.89	final
1967	Sheep	7.03	final
1968	Sheep	7.12	final
1969	Sheep	7.17	final
1970	Sheep	7.06	final
1971	Sheep	7.08	final
1972	Sheep	6.89	final
1973	Sheep	6.70	final
1974	Sheep	6.78	final
1975	Sheep	6.90	final
1976	Sheep	6.87	final
1977	Sheep	6.76	final
1978	Sheep	6.83	final
1979	Sheep	6.95	final
1980	Sheep	7.13	final
1981	Sheep	7.20	final
1982	Sheep	7.33	final
1983	Sheep	7.30	final
1984	Sheep	7.30	final
1985	Sheep	7.31	final
1986	Sheep	7.37	final
1987	Sheep	7.46	final
1988	Sheep	7.60	final
1989	Sheep	7.80	final
1990	Sheep	7.85	final
1991	Sheep	7.70	final
1992	Sheep	7.31	final
1993	Sheep	7.02	final
1994	Sheep	6.91	final
1995	Sheep	6.65	final
1996	Sheep	6.54	final
1997	Sheep	6.41	final
1998	Sheep	6.41	final
1999	Sheep	6.45	final
2000	Sheep	6.46	final
2001	Sheep	6.28	final
2002	Sheep	6.23	final
2003	Sheep	6.25	final
2004	Sheep	6.40	final
2005	Sheep	6.56	final
2006	Sheep	6.55	final
2007	Sheep	6.59	final
2008	Sheep	6.47	final
2009	Sheep	6.42	final
2010	Sheep	6.39	final
2011	Sheep	6.49	final
2012	Sheep	6.57	final
2013	Sheep	6.73	final
2014	Sheep	6.70	final
2015	Sheep	6.85	final
2016	Sheep	6.90	final
2017	Sheep	6.97	final
2018	Sheep	6.98	final
2019	Sheep	7.10	final
2020	Sheep	7.24	final
2021	Sheep	7.41	final
2022	Sheep	7.50	final
2023	Sheep	7.49	final
1961	Goats	1.80	final
1962	Goats	1.88	final
1963	Goats	1.91	final
1964	Goats	1.90	final
1965	Goats	1.90	final
1966	Goats	1.90	final
1967	Goats	1.91	final
1968	Goats	1.95	final
1969	Goats	1.95	final
1970	Goats	1.95	final
1971	Goats	1.97	final
1972	Goats	1.99	final
1973	Goats	1.99	final
1974	Goats	2.03	final
1975	Goats	2.09	final
1976	Goats	2.15	final
1977	Goats	2.18	final
1978	Goats	2.27	final
1979	Goats	2.35	final
1980	Goats	2.40	final
1981	Goats	2.45	final
1982	Goats	2.49	final
1983	Goats	2.55	final
1984	Goats	2.51	final
1985	Goats	2.53	final
1986	Goats	2.60	final
1987	Goats	2.72	final
1988	Goats	2.83	final
1989	Goats	2.98	final
1990	Goats	3.06	final
1991	Goats	3.10	final
1992	Goats	3.15	final
1993	Goats	3.19	final
1994	Goats	3.34	final
1995	Goats	3.51	final
1996	Goats	3.67	final
1997	Goats	3.61	final
1998	Goats	3.73	final
1999	Goats	3.81	final
2000	Goats	3.90	final
2001	Goats	3.95	final
2002	Goats	3.99	final
2003	Goats	4.05	final
2004	Goats	4.17	final
2005	Goats	4.28	final
2006	Goats	4.28	final
2007	Goats	4.43	final
2008	Goats	4.53	final
2009	Goats	4.59	final
2010	Goats	4.60	final
2011	Goats	4.67	final
2012	Goats	4.77	final
2013	Goats	4.89	final
2014	Goats	4.99	final
2015	Goats	5.08	final
2016	Goats	5.21	final
2017	Goats	5.29	final
2018	Goats	5.37	final
2019	Goats	5.57	final
2020	Goats	5.65	final
2021	Goats	5.67	final
2022	Goats	5.77	final
2023	Goats	5.83	final
1961	Pigs raised for meat	2.10	final
1962	Pigs raised for meat	2.22	final
1963	Pigs raised for meat	2.29	final
1964	Pigs raised for meat	2.30	final
1965	Pigs raised for meat	2.39	final
1966	Pigs raised for meat	2.38	final
1967	Pigs raised for meat	2.54	final
1968	Pigs raised for meat	2.58	final
1969	Pigs raised for meat	2.57	final
1970	Pigs raised for meat	2.62	final
1971	Pigs raised for meat	2.95	final
1972	Pigs raised for meat	3.06	final
1973	Pigs raised for meat	3.09	final
1974	Pigs raised for meat	3.11	final
1975	Pigs raised for meat	3.04	final
1976	Pigs raised for meat	2.95	final
1977	Pigs raised for meat	3.12	final
1978	Pigs raised for meat	3.25	final
1979	Pigs raised for meat	3.38	final
1980	Pigs raised for meat	3.56	final
1981	Pigs raised for meat	3.51	final
1982	Pigs raised for meat	3.45	final
1983	Pigs raised for meat	3.44	final
1984	Pigs raised for meat	3.51	final
1985	Pigs raised for meat	3.51	final
1986	Pigs raised for meat	3.61	final
1987	Pigs raised for meat	3.63	final
1988	Pigs raised for meat	3.67	final
1989	Pigs raised for meat	3.70	final
1990	Pigs raised for meat	3.70	final
1991	Pigs raised for meat	3.76	final
1992	Pigs raised for meat	3.77	final
1993	Pigs raised for meat	3.78	final
1994	Pigs raised for meat	3.81	final
1995	Pigs raised for meat	3.83	final
1996	Pigs raised for meat	3.86	final
1997	Pigs raised for meat	3.70	final
1998	Pigs raised for meat	3.80	final
1999	Pigs raised for meat	3.85	final
2000	Pigs raised for meat	3.86	final
2001	Pigs raised for meat	3.82	final
2002	Pigs raised for meat	3.87	final
2003	Pigs raised for meat	3.91	final
2004	Pigs raised for meat	3.89	final
2005	Pigs raised for meat	3.93	final
2006	Pigs raised for meat	4.00	final
2007	Pigs raised for meat	4.00	final
2008	Pigs raised for meat	4.06	final
2009	Pigs raised for meat	4.11	final
2010	Pigs raised for meat	4.12	final
2011	Pigs raised for meat	4.13	final
2012	Pigs raised for meat	4.15	final
2013	Pigs raised for meat	4.12	final
2014	Pigs raised for meat	4.19	final
2015	Pigs raised for meat	4.22	final
2016	Pigs raised for meat	4.23	final
2017	Pigs raised for meat	4.23	final
2018	Pigs raised for meat	4.16	final
2019	Pigs raised for meat	3.83	final
2020	Pigs raised for meat	4.11	final
2021	Pigs raised for meat	4.18	final
2022	Pigs raised for meat	4.16	final
2023	Pigs raised for meat	4.10	final
1961	Breeding pigs	0.32	final
1962	Breeding pigs	0.35	final
1963	Breeding pigs	0.35	final
1964	Breeding pigs	0.35	final
1965	Breeding pigs	0.36	final
1966	Breeding pigs	0.35	final
1967	Breeding pigs	0.38	final
1968	Breeding pigs	0.39	final
1969	Breeding pigs	0.39	final
1970	Breeding pigs	0.39	final
1971	Breeding pigs	0.44	final
1972	Breeding pigs	0.45	final
1973	Breeding pigs	0.45	final
1974	Breeding pigs	0.46	final
1975	Breeding pigs	0.44	final
1976	Breeding pigs	0.43	final
1977	Breeding pigs	0.45	final
1978	Breeding pigs	0.47	final
1979	Breeding pigs	0.49	final
1980	Breeding pigs	0.52	final
1981	Breeding pigs	0.51	final
1982	Breeding pigs	0.50	final
1983	Breeding pigs	0.50	final
1984	Breeding pigs	0.51	final
1985	Breeding pigs	0.51	final
1986	Breeding pigs	0.52	final
1987	Breeding pigs	0.52	final
1988	Breeding pigs	0.53	final
1989	Breeding pigs	0.53	final
1990	Breeding pigs	0.53	final
1991	Breeding pigs	0.54	final
1992	Breeding pigs	0.54	final
1993	Breeding pigs	0.54	final
1994	Breeding pigs	0.54	final
1995	Breeding pigs	0.54	final
1996	Breeding pigs	0.54	final
1997	Breeding pigs	0.53	final
1998	Breeding pigs	0.55	final
1999	Breeding pigs	0.55	final
2000	Breeding pigs	0.55	final
2001	Breeding pigs	0.55	final
2002	Breeding pigs	0.55	final
2003	Breeding pigs	0.56	final
2004	Breeding pigs	0.56	final
2005	Breeding pigs	0.56	final
2006	Breeding pigs	0.57	final
2007	Breeding pigs	0.57	final
2008	Breeding pigs	0.58	final
2009	Breeding pigs	0.58	final
2010	Breeding pigs	0.58	final
2011	Breeding pigs	0.59	final
2012	Breeding pigs	0.59	final
2013	Breeding pigs	0.58	final
2014	Breeding pigs	0.59	final
2015	Breeding pigs	0.60	final
2016	Breeding pigs	0.60	final
2017	Breeding pigs	0.60	final
2018	Breeding pigs	0.60	final
2019	Breeding pigs	0.56	final
2020	Breeding pigs	0.60	final
2021	Breeding pigs	0.60	final
2022	Breeding pigs	0.60	final
2023	Breeding pigs	0.59	final
1961	Chickens raised for meat	0.04	final
1962	Chickens raised for meat	0.04	final
1963	Chickens raised for meat	0.04	final
1964	Chickens raised for meat	0.04	final
1965	Chickens raised for meat	0.04	final
1966	Chickens raised for meat	0.04	final
1967	Chickens raised for meat	0.05	final
1968	Chickens raised for meat	0.05	final
1969	Chickens raised for meat	0.05	final
1970	Chickens raised for meat	0.05	final
1971	Chickens raised for meat	0.05	final
1972	Chickens raised for meat	0.06	final
1973	Chickens raised for meat	0.06	final
1974	Chickens raised for meat	0.06	final
1975	Chickens raised for meat	0.06	final
1976	Chickens raised for meat	0.06	final
1977	Chickens raised for meat	0.06	final
1978	Chickens raised for meat	0.07	final
1979	Chickens raised for meat	0.08	final
1980	Chickens raised for meat	0.08	final
1981	Chickens raised for meat	0.09	final
1982	Chickens raised for meat	0.09	final
1983	Chickens raised for meat	0.09	final
1984	Chickens raised for meat	0.10	final
1985	Chickens raised for meat	0.10	final
1986	Chickens raised for meat	0.11	final
1987	Chickens raised for meat	0.11	final
1988	Chickens raised for meat	0.12	final
1989	Chickens raised for meat	0.12	final
1990	Chickens raised for meat	0.13	final
1991	Chickens raised for meat	0.13	final
1992	Chickens raised for meat	0.13	final
1993	Chickens raised for meat	0.14	final
1994	Chickens raised for meat	0.14	final
1995	Chickens raised for meat	0.15	final
1996	Chickens raised for meat	0.16	final
1997	Chickens raised for meat	0.16	final
1998	Chickens raised for meat	0.15	final
1999	Chickens raised for meat	0.16	final
2000	Chickens raised for meat	0.16	final
2001	Chickens raised for meat	0.17	final
2002	Chickens raised for meat	0.19	final
2003	Chickens raised for meat	0.19	final
2004	Chickens raised for meat	0.19	final
2005	Chickens raised for meat	0.20	final
2006	Chickens raised for meat	0.20	final
2007	Chickens raised for meat	0.21	final
2008	Chickens raised for meat	0.22	final
2009	Chickens raised for meat	0.23	final
2010	Chickens raised for meat	0.24	final
2011	Chickens raised for meat	0.24	final
2012	Chickens raised for meat	0.25	final
2013	Chickens raised for meat	0.26	final
2014	Chickens raised for meat	0.26	final
2015	Chickens raised for meat	0.27	final
2016	Chickens raised for meat	0.28	final
2017	Chickens raised for meat	0.32	final
2018	Chickens raised for meat	0.32	final
2019	Chickens raised for meat	0.32	final
2020	Chickens raised for meat	0.33	final
2021	Chickens raised for meat	0.32	final
2022	Chickens raised for meat	0.33	final
2023	Chickens raised for meat	0.34	final
1961	Egg-laying hens	0.26	final
1962	Egg-laying hens	0.27	final
1963	Egg-laying hens	0.27	final
1964	Egg-laying hens	0.27	final
1965	Egg-laying hens	0.28	final
1966	Egg-laying hens	0.29	final
1967	Egg-laying hens	0.31	final
1968	Egg-laying hens	0.32	final
1969	Egg-laying hens	0.32	final
1970	Egg-laying hens	0.35	final
1971	Egg-laying hens	0.36	final
1972	Egg-laying hens	0.36	final
1973	Egg-laying hens	0.37	final
1974	Egg-laying hens	0.37	final
1975	Egg-laying hens	0.37	final
1976	Egg-laying hens	0.38	final
1977	Egg-laying hens	0.39	final
1978	Egg-laying hens	0.34	final
1979	Egg-laying hens	0.35	final
1980	Egg-laying hens	0.35	final
1981	Egg-laying hens	0.35	final
1982	Egg-laying hens	0.35	final
1983	Egg-laying hens	0.35	final
1984	Egg-laying hens	0.35	final
1985	Egg-laying hens	0.36	final
1986	Egg-laying hens	0.36	final
1987	Egg-laying hens	0.36	final
1988	Egg-laying hens	0.36	final
1989	Egg-laying hens	0.36	final
1990	Egg-laying hens	0.35	final
1991	Egg-laying hens	0.35	final
1992	Egg-laying hens	0.31	final
1993	Egg-laying hens	0.30	final
1994	Egg-laying hens	0.30	final
1995	Egg-laying hens	0.29	final
1996	Egg-laying hens	0.29	final
1997	Egg-laying hens	0.29	final
1998	Egg-laying hens	0.29	final
1999	Egg-laying hens	0.29	final
2000	Egg-laying hens	0.29	final
2001	Egg-laying hens	0.29	final
2002	Egg-laying hens	0.30	final
2003	Egg-laying hens	0.32	final
2004	Egg-laying hens	0.33	final
2005	Egg-laying hens	0.33	final
2006	Egg-laying hens	0.34	final
2007	Egg-laying hens	0.34	final
2008	Egg-laying hens	0.34	final
2009	Egg-laying hens	0.33	final
2010	Egg-laying hens	0.35	final
2011	Egg-laying hens	0.35	final
2012	Egg-laying hens	0.36	final
2013	Egg-laying hens	0.36	final
2014	Egg-laying hens	0.37	final
2015	Egg-laying hens	0.37	final
2016	Egg-laying hens	0.36	final
2017	Egg-laying hens	0.37	final
2018	Egg-laying hens	0.34	final
2019	Egg-laying hens	0.35	final
2020	Egg-laying hens	0.38	final
2021	Egg-laying hens	0.34	final
2022	Egg-laying hens	0.34	final
2023	Egg-laying hens	0.36	final
1961	Ducks	0.00	final
1962	Ducks	0.00	final
1963	Ducks	0.00	final
1964	Ducks	0.00	final
1965	Ducks	0.00	final
1966	Ducks	0.00	final
1967	Ducks	0.00	final
1968	Ducks	0.00	final
1969	Ducks	0.00	final
1970	Ducks	0.00	final
1971	Ducks	0.00	final
1972	Ducks	0.00	final
1973	Ducks	0.00	final
1974	Ducks	0.00	final
1975	Ducks	0.00	final
1976	Ducks	0.00	final
1977	Ducks	0.00	final
1978	Ducks	0.00	final
1979	Ducks	0.01	final
1980	Ducks	0.01	final
1981	Ducks	0.01	final
1982	Ducks	0.01	final
1983	Ducks	0.01	final
1984	Ducks	0.01	final
1985	Ducks	0.01	final
1986	Ducks	0.01	final
1987	Ducks	0.01	final
1988	Ducks	0.01	final
1989	Ducks	0.01	final
1990	Ducks	0.01	final
1991	Ducks	0.01	final
1992	Ducks	0.01	final
1993	Ducks	0.01	final
1994	Ducks	0.01	final
1995	Ducks	0.01	final
1996	Ducks	0.01	final
1997	Ducks	0.01	final
1998	Ducks	0.01	final
1999	Ducks	0.01	final
2000	Ducks	0.01	final
2001	Ducks	0.01	final
2002	Ducks	0.01	final
2003	Ducks	0.01	final
2004	Ducks	0.01	final
2005	Ducks	0.01	final
2006	Ducks	0.01	final
2007	Ducks	0.01	final
2008	Ducks	0.01	final
2009	Ducks	0.01	final
2010	Ducks	0.02	final
2011	Ducks	0.01	final
2012	Ducks	0.02	final
2013	Ducks	0.01	final
2014	Ducks	0.01	final
2015	Ducks	0.02	final
2016	Ducks	0.02	final
2017	Ducks	0.02	final
2018	Ducks	0.02	final
2019	Ducks	0.02	final
2020	Ducks	0.02	final
2021	Ducks	0.02	final
2022	Ducks	0.02	final
2023	Ducks	0.02	final
1961	Turkeys	0.02	final
1962	Turkeys	0.01	final
1963	Turkeys	0.01	final
1964	Turkeys	0.01	final
1965	Turkeys	0.01	final
1966	Turkeys	0.01	final
1967	Turkeys	0.01	final
1968	Turkeys	0.01	final
1969	Turkeys	0.01	final
1970	Turkeys	0.01	final
1971	Turkeys	0.02	final
1972	Turkeys	0.02	final
1973	Turkeys	0.02	final
1974	Turkeys	0.02	final
1975	Turkeys	0.02	final
1976	Turkeys	0.02	final
1977	Turkeys	0.02	final
1978	Turkeys	0.02	final
1979	Turkeys	0.02	final
1980	Turkeys	0.03	final
1981	Turkeys	0.03	final
1982	Turkeys	0.03	final
1983	Turkeys	0.03	final
1984	Turkeys	0.03	final
1985	Turkeys	0.03	final
1986	Turkeys	0.03	final
1987	Turkeys	0.03	final
1988	Turkeys	0.03	final
1989	Turkeys	0.04	final
1990	Turkeys	0.04	final
1991	Turkeys	0.02	final
1992	Turkeys	0.02	final
1993	Turkeys	0.02	final
1994	Turkeys	0.02	final
1995	Turkeys	0.02	final
1996	Turkeys	0.02	final
1997	Turkeys	0.02	final
1998	Turkeys	0.02	final
1999	Turkeys	0.02	final
2000	Turkeys	0.02	final
2001	Turkeys	0.02	final
2002	Turkeys	0.02	final
2003	Turkeys	0.02	final
2004	Turkeys	0.02	final
2005	Turkeys	0.02	final
2006	Turkeys	0.02	final
2007	Turkeys	0.02	final
2008	Turkeys	0.02	final
2009	Turkeys	0.02	final
2010	Turkeys	0.02	final
2011	Turkeys	0.02	final
2012	Turkeys	0.02	final
2013	Turkeys	0.02	final
2014	Turkeys	0.02	final
2015	Turkeys	0.02	final
2016	Turkeys	0.02	final
2017	Turkeys	0.02	final
2018	Turkeys	0.01	final
2019	Turkeys	0.01	final
2020	Turkeys	0.02	final
2021	Turkeys	0.01	final
2022	Turkeys	0.01	final
2023	Turkeys	0.01	final
1961	Horses	1.21	final
1962	Horses	1.17	final
1963	Horses	1.15	final
1964	Horses	1.13	final
1965	Horses	1.15	final
1966	Horses	1.16	final
1967	Horses	1.16	final
1968	Horses	1.18	final
1969	Horses	1.17	final
1970	Horses	1.19	final
1971	Horses	1.20	final
1972	Horses	1.19	final
1973	Horses	1.19	final
1974	Horses	1.20	final
1975	Horses	1.21	final
1976	Horses	1.20	final
1977	Horses	1.18	final
1978	Horses	1.17	final
1979	Horses	1.17	final
1980	Horses	1.16	final
1981	Horses	1.16	final
1982	Horses	1.16	final
1983	Horses	1.16	final
1984	Horses	1.16	final
1985	Horses	1.17	final
1986	Horses	1.17	final
1987	Horses	1.17	final
1988	Horses	1.17	final
1989	Horses	1.17	final
1990	Horses	1.19	final
1991	Horses	1.19	final
1992	Horses	1.19	final
1993	Horses	1.16	final
1994	Horses	1.16	final
1995	Horses	1.17	final
1996	Horses	1.16	final
1997	Horses	1.13	final
1998	Horses	1.13	final
1999	Horses	1.13	final
2000	Horses	1.13	final
2001	Horses	1.13	final
2002	Horses	1.11	final
2003	Horses	1.13	final
2004	Horses	1.16	final
2005	Horses	1.16	final
2006	Horses	1.16	final
2007	Horses	1.16	final
2008	Horses	1.16	final
2009	Horses	1.14	final
2010	Horses	1.12	final
2011	Horses	1.10	final
2012	Horses	1.07	final
2013	Horses	1.07	final
2014	Horses	1.07	final
2015	Horses	1.07	final
2016	Horses	1.08	final
2017	Horses	1.07	final
2018	Horses	1.04	final
2019	Horses	1.06	final
2020	Horses	1.08	final
2021	Horses	1.07	final
2022	Horses	1.08	final
2023	Horses	1.08	final
1961	Donkeys	0.40	final
1962	Donkeys	0.39	final
1963	Donkeys	0.38	final
1964	Donkeys	0.39	final
1965	Donkeys	0.40	final
1966	Donkeys	0.40	final
1967	Donkeys	0.41	final
1968	Donkeys	0.42	final
1969	Donkeys	0.42	final
1970	Donkeys	0.42	final
1971	Donkeys	0.43	final
1972	Donkeys	0.43	final
1973	Donkeys	0.43	final
1974	Donkeys	0.43	final
1975	Donkeys	0.43	final
1976	Donkeys	0.43	final
1977	Donkeys	0.43	final
1978	Donkeys	0.43	final
1979	Donkeys	0.42	final
1980	Donkeys	0.42	final
1981	Donkeys	0.43	final
1982	Donkeys	0.44	final
1983	Donkeys	0.44	final
1984	Donkeys	0.44	final
1985	Donkeys	0.44	final
1986	Donkeys	0.45	final
1987	Donkeys	0.46	final
1988	Donkeys	0.46	final
1989	Donkeys	0.47	final
1990	Donkeys	0.47	final
1991	Donkeys	0.48	final
1992	Donkeys	0.48	final
1993	Donkeys	0.46	final
1994	Donkeys	0.46	final
1995	Donkeys	0.46	final
1996	Donkeys	0.45	final
1997	Donkeys	0.44	final
1998	Donkeys	0.45	final
1999	Donkeys	0.45	final
2000	Donkeys	0.45	final
2001	Donkeys	0.46	final
2002	Donkeys	0.46	final
2003	Donkeys	0.46	final
2004	Donkeys	0.46	final
2005	Donkeys	0.46	final
2006	Donkeys	0.46	final
2007	Donkeys	0.46	final
2008	Donkeys	0.45	final
2009	Donkeys	0.44	final
2010	Donkeys	0.44	final
2011	Donkeys	0.44	final
2012	Donkeys	0.52	final
2013	Donkeys	0.52	final
2014	Donkeys	0.52	final
2015	Donkeys	0.55	final
2016	Donkeys	0.56	final
2017	Donkeys	0.55	final
2018	Donkeys	0.56	final
2019	Donkeys	0.56	final
2020	Donkeys	0.58	final
2021	Donkeys	0.57	final
2022	Donkeys	0.57	final
2023	Donkeys	0.58	final
1961	Mules and hinnies	0.11	final
1962	Mules and hinnies	0.12	final
1963	Mules and hinnies	0.11	final
1964	Mules and hinnies	0.12	final
1965	Mules and hinnies	0.11	final
1966	Mules and hinnies	0.11	final
1967	Mules and hinnies	0.12	final
1968	Mules and hinnies	0.13	final
1969	Mules and hinnies	0.13	final
1970	Mules and hinnies	0.13	final
1971	Mules and hinnies	0.13	final
1972	Mules and hinnies	0.14	final
1973	Mules and hinnies	0.14	final
1974	Mules and hinnies	0.14	final
1975	Mules and hinnies	0.15	final
1976	Mules and hinnies	0.15	final
1977	Mules and hinnies	0.15	final
1978	Mules and hinnies	0.15	final
1979	Mules and hinnies	0.15	final
1980	Mules and hinnies	0.14	final
1981	Mules and hinnies	0.14	final
1982	Mules and hinnies	0.14	final
1983	Mules and hinnies	0.15	final
1984	Mules and hinnies	0.15	final
1985	Mules and hinnies	0.15	final
1986	Mules and hinnies	0.15	final
1987	Mules and hinnies	0.16	final
1988	Mules and hinnies	0.16	final
1989	Mules and hinnies	0.16	final
1990	Mules and hinnies	0.16	final
1991	Mules and hinnies	0.16	final
1992	Mules and hinnies	0.16	final
1993	Mules and hinnies	0.16	final
1994	Mules and hinnies	0.16	final
1995	Mules and hinnies	0.16	final
1996	Mules and hinnies	0.15	final
1997	Mules and hinnies	0.14	final
1998	Mules and hinnies	0.14	final
1999	Mules and hinnies	0.14	final
2000	Mules and hinnies	0.14	final
2001	Mules and hinnies	0.14	final
2002	Mules and hinnies	0.14	final
2003	Mules and hinnies	0.13	final
2004	Mules and hinnies	0.13	final
2005	Mules and hinnies	0.13	final
2006	Mules and hinnies	0.13	final
2007	Mules and hinnies	0.13	final
2008	Mules and hinnies	0.12	final
2009	Mules and hinnies	0.11	final
2010	Mules and hinnies	0.10	final
2011	Mules and hinnies	0.10	final
2012	Mules and hinnies	0.10	final
2013	Mules and hinnies	0.10	final
2014	Mules and hinnies	0.10	final
2015	Mules and hinnies	0.10	final
2016	Mules and hinnies	0.09	final
2017	Mules and hinnies	0.09	final
2018	Mules and hinnies	0.09	final
2019	Mules and hinnies	0.09	final
2020	Mules and hinnies	0.09	final
2021	Mules and hinnies	0.09	final
2022	Mules and hinnies	0.08	final
2023	Mules and hinnies	0.08	final
1961	Camels	0.62	final
1962	Camels	0.63	final
1963	Camels	0.65	final
1964	Camels	0.68	final
1965	Camels	0.70	final
1966	Camels	0.73	final
1967	Camels	0.76	final
1968	Camels	0.79	final
1969	Camels	0.80	final
1970	Camels	0.80	final
1971	Camels	0.81	final
1972	Camels	0.82	final
1973	Camels	0.81	final
1974	Camels	0.80	final
1975	Camels	0.82	final
1976	Camels	0.84	final
1977	Camels	0.84	final
1978	Camels	0.86	final
1979	Camels	0.87	final
1980	Camels	0.88	final
1981	Camels	0.90	final
1982	Camels	0.93	final
1983	Camels	0.93	final
1984	Camels	0.93	final
1985	Camels	0.94	final
1986	Camels	0.94	final
1987	Camels	0.95	final
1988	Camels	0.98	final
1989	Camels	0.99	final
1990	Camels	0.99	final
1991	Camels	0.97	final
1992	Camels	0.96	final
1993	Camels	0.95	final
1994	Camels	0.96	final
1995	Camels	0.98	final
1996	Camels	0.98	final
1997	Camels	0.99	final
1998	Camels	1.01	final
1999	Camels	1.04	final
2000	Camels	1.06	final
2001	Camels	1.08	final
2002	Camels	1.11	final
2003	Camels	1.14	final
2004	Camels	1.18	final
2005	Camels	1.20	final
2006	Camels	1.22	final
2007	Camels	1.35	final
2008	Camels	1.41	final
2009	Camels	1.40	final
2010	Camels	1.44	final
2011	Camels	1.46	final
2012	Camels	1.47	final
2013	Camels	1.51	final
2014	Camels	1.55	final
2015	Camels	1.60	final
2016	Camels	1.64	final
2017	Camels	1.69	final
2018	Camels	1.74	final
2019	Camels	1.84	final
2020	Camels	1.91	final
2021	Camels	1.95	final
2022	Camels	1.97	final
2023	Camels	2.05	final
1961	Llamas	0.16	final
1962	Llamas	0.17	final
1963	Llamas	0.17	final
1964	Llamas	0.18	final
1965	Llamas	0.19	final
1966	Llamas	0.19	final
1967	Llamas	0.19	final
1968	Llamas	0.19	final
1969	Llamas	0.20	final
1970	Llamas	0.21	final
1971	Llamas	0.20	final
1972	Llamas	0.19	final
1973	Llamas	0.19	final
1974	Llamas	0.19	final
1975	Llamas	0.19	final
1976	Llamas	0.19	final
1977	Llamas	0.18	final
1978	Llamas	0.18	final
1979	Llamas	0.18	final
1980	Llamas	0.18	final
1981	Llamas	0.18	final
1982	Llamas	0.18	final
1983	Llamas	0.17	final
1984	Llamas	0.16	final
1985	Llamas	0.16	final
1986	Llamas	0.16	final
1987	Llamas	0.17	final
1988	Llamas	0.17	final
1989	Llamas	0.17	final
1990	Llamas	0.17	final
1991	Llamas	0.17	final
1992	Llamas	0.17	final
1993	Llamas	0.17	final
1994	Llamas	0.17	final
1995	Llamas	0.17	final
1996	Llamas	0.17	final
1997	Llamas	0.17	final
1998	Llamas	0.17	final
1999	Llamas	0.19	final
2000	Llamas	0.19	final
2001	Llamas	0.19	final
2002	Llamas	0.20	final
2003	Llamas	0.20	final
2004	Llamas	0.21	final
2005	Llamas	0.22	final
2006	Llamas	0.23	final
2007	Llamas	0.23	final
2008	Llamas	0.23	final
2009	Llamas	0.25	final
2010	Llamas	0.25	final
2011	Llamas	0.27	final
2012	Llamas	0.25	final
2013	Llamas	0.26	final
2014	Llamas	0.27	final
2015	Llamas	0.27	final
2016	Llamas	0.26	final
2017	Llamas	0.26	final
2018	Llamas	0.26	final
2019	Llamas	0.26	final
2020	Llamas	0.26	final
2021	Llamas	0.27	final
2022	Llamas	0.27	final
2023	Llamas	0.27	final

Calculated by Environment Dashboard from FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT. Accessed on 5 October 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data Licence: CC-BY-4.0. Changes: converted from kilotonnes to million tonnes of methane. CC BY 4.0 (FAO Statistical Database Terms of Use).

Where it comes from

Producer: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Statistics Division · FAOSTAT agrifood emissions, livestock emissions, emissions intensities, land use and food loss
Version: 2025-10-28
File: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Emissions_livestock_E_All_Data_(Normalized).zip
Fetched: 2026-10-04 (automatically), 55,881,712 bytes
Fingerprint: sha256 1eca81ff01c2064e54feea179911414700539eb38b9bb29b3e123955fe38309fETag "0c5d567c53b9bece3a6ff7053ad5feb4-7" · Last-Modified Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:20:38 GMT
Copies: No Wayback copy recorded yet.Our copy of the exact file
Cite the producer: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT. Accessed on 5 October 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

Producer: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Statistics Division · FAOSTAT agrifood emissions, livestock emissions, emissions intensities, land use and food loss
Version: 2025-10-28
File: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/datasets_E.json
Fetched: 2026-10-05 (automatically), 109,120 bytes
Fingerprint: sha256 008f475c971a7770c69b1bc48f1c3a5fa8bf3873e762d6e1e9516bb0a700ebdaETag W/"157c9ec8e5eea09a02497cc10f67bcdb" · Last-Modified Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:49:35 GMT
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Cite the producer: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT. Accessed on 5 October 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

What was done to it

Read Emissions_livestock_E_All_Data_(Normalized).csv from FAOSTAT's GLE bulk zip as a stream. The vintage is the domain's DateUpdate, 28 October 2025, from FAOSTAT's bulk-download catalogue (datasets_E.json), whose entry names this zip as its FileLocation and gives FileSize 54572KB, this zip's 55,881,712 bytes in kilobytes rounded up. Its FileRows, 6,941,916, is not the number of data rows in this file (6,650,421), so it does not identify the file. The zip was last modified on the server on Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:20:38 GMT.
Code: pipeline/src/envdash/transforms/food/faostat_livestock_by_animal.py · code sha256 f3ea399553a6c18c… · inputs 1eca81ff01c2… 008f475c971a…
Kept the "FAO TIER 1" rows of element "Livestock total (Emissions CH4)" (code 72441): methane from enteric fermentation and manure management, in kilotonnes of methane, for the 16 animal items FAO estimates separately, 1961–2023. FAO's aggregate items are not used. Rows from FAO's "UNFCCC" source are not used.
Code: pipeline/src/envdash/transforms/food/faostat_livestock_by_animal.py · code sha256 f3ea399553a6c18c… · inputs 1eca81ff01c2… 008f475c971a…
Checked, in all 14,264 areas and years where FAO prints them (FAO's regions included), that item "All Animals" (1755) equals the sum of the 16 animals present, to within 0.01 kilotonnes. Nothing is computed from this check; it shows that the animals published are FAO's whole total, with no remainder.
Code: pipeline/src/envdash/transforms/food/faostat_livestock_by_animal.py · code sha256 f3ea399553a6c18c… · inputs 1eca81ff01c2… 008f475c971a…
Left out former states and territories reported only before their dissolution, with no entity here (Belgium-Luxembourg, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia PDR, Sudan (former), USSR, Yugoslav SFR); FAO regional and analytical groups (Africa, Americas, Annex I countries, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Caribbean, Central America, Central Asia, China, Eastern Africa, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Europe, Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), Latin America and the Caribbean, Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), Melanesia, Micronesia, Middle Africa, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), Non-Annex I countries, Northern Africa, Northern America, Northern Europe, OECD, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States (SIDS), South America, South-eastern Asia, Southern Africa, Southern Asia, Southern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Africa, Western Asia, Western Europe); the European Union (27), a region (only the world and countries and territories are published). Their values are never re-assigned to other entities.
Code: pipeline/src/envdash/transforms/food/faostat_livestock_by_animal.py · code sha256 f3ea399553a6c18c… · inputs 1eca81ff01c2… 008f475c971a…
Converted kilotonnes to million tonnes by dividing by 1,000 (exact decimal arithmetic on the printed values). The values stay in tonnes of methane; they are not converted to CO₂-equivalent.
Code: pipeline/src/envdash/transforms/food/faostat_livestock_by_animal.py · code sha256 f3ea399553a6c18c… · inputs 1eca81ff01c2… 008f475c971a…
Every value used carries FAO's flag E, which the file's codebook defines as "Estimated value".
Code: pipeline/src/envdash/transforms/food/faostat_livestock_by_animal.py · code sha256 f3ea399553a6c18c… · inputs 1eca81ff01c2… 008f475c971a…
Labelled FAO's items in plain words: "Cattle, dairy" as "Dairy cattle"; "Cattle, non-dairy" as "Beef and other cattle"; "Swine, market" as "Pigs raised for meat"; "Swine, breeding" as "Breeding pigs"; "Chickens, broilers" as "Chickens raised for meat"; "Chickens, layers" as "Egg-laying hens"; "Asses" as "Donkeys". Only the names shown differ; every value is FAO's item of that name.
Code: pipeline/src/envdash/transforms/food/faostat_livestock_by_animal.py · code sha256 f3ea399553a6c18c… · inputs 1eca81ff01c2… 008f475c971a…
Left out FAO's projections for 2030 and 2050, which the file flags F ("Forecast value").
Code: pipeline/src/envdash/transforms/food/faostat_livestock_by_animal.py · code sha256 f3ea399553a6c18c… · inputs 1eca81ff01c2… 008f475c971a…

What it covers

Geography: Countries and territories, and the world
Basis: FAOSTAT Emissions from livestock (GLE), element "Livestock total (Emissions CH4)": methane from enteric fermentation and manure management, mass of methane (not CO₂-equivalent), for 16 non-overlapping animal items that add up to FAO's item "All Animals". FAO's aggregate items (Cattle, Swine, Chickens, Poultry Birds, Sheep and Goats, Mules and Asses, Camels and Llamas) are not included. FAO Tier 1 estimates (IPCC 2006 Guidelines) from FAOSTAT animal numbers, not country inventory submissions; FAO's projections for 2030 and 2050 are not included.
Unit: million tonnes of methane (not carbon dioxide equivalent) (Mt CH₄)