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. 2014 Apr;27(4):592–599. doi: 10.5713/ajas.2013.13342

Table 4.

Estimated and projected greenhouse gas emissions (kg×109 in CO2-equivalent) from different species of livestock in developed and developing countries

Developed Developing


Estimated Projected Estimated Projected




1961 2010 AGR 2025 2050 1961 2010 AGR 2025 2050
Cattle 450 482 0.14 496 492 841 1,481 1.16 1,672 1,969
Buffalo 0.30 0.65 1.55 0.70 0.96 135 296 1.61 335 413
Sheep 73 45 −0.98 43 40 86 114 0.60 119 127
Goat 3.14 5.75 1.24 7.86 10.5 43.0 116 2.05 141 189
Swine 39.9 58.2 0.77 67.6 76.7 29.4 75.4 1.94 91.0 111
Poultry 3.25 7.84 1.81 9.36 11.8 3.09 20.0 3.88 30.0 51.5
Camel 0.33 1.13 2.57 1.43 1.90 15.3 28.0 1.25 29.3 34.0
Ass 0.70 0.21 −2.43 0.15 0.10 9.43 11.4 0.38 12.0 12.7
Mule 0.65 0.20 −2.31 0.16 0.12 2.23 2.76 0.43 1.96 0.59
Horse 6.08 6.52 0.14 6.72 6.96 24.4 22.2 −0.19 21.4 19.4
Alpaca 0 0 0 0 0 1.06 1.57 0.81 1.93 2.65
Total 577 608 0.11 633 641 1,190 2,168 1.23 2,455 2,930

AGR = Annual growth rate (%).