Global livestock GHG emissions 1990-2021
Global emissions from livestock reached an estimated high of 4.2 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e) in 2021. Livestock emissions have risen by almost 20 percent since 2000.
Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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FAO. (November 9, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423069/global-livestock-ghg-emissions/
FAO. "Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. November 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423069/global-livestock-ghg-emissions/
FAO. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423069/global-livestock-ghg-emissions/
FAO. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Livestock Worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (in Billion Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423069/global-livestock-ghg-emissions/
FAO, Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423069/global-livestock-ghg-emissions/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], FAO, November 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423069/global-livestock-ghg-emissions/