Table 6.

Total agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and greenhouse gas emissions directly attributable to livestock production (gigagrams^a CO₂ eq.) by source and sub-Saharan Africa sub-region and growth of emissions (%) from 1990 to 2010.

Sub-region	Source of greenhouse gas	1990	2010	Growth(%)
Western Africa	Agriculture	109,033	176,066	61
	Enteric fermentation	39,226	71,518	82
	Manure management	2,938	5,563	89
	Manure on soils	1,317	2,595	97
	Manure on pasture	29,061	53,878	85
	Livestock total	72,542	133,554	84
Eastern Africa	Agriculture	213,807	300,492	41
	Enteric fermentation	86,486	128,250	48
	Manure management	4,349	6,851	58
	Manure on soils	1,812	3,209	77
	Manure on pasture	59,000	87,696	49
	Livestock total	151,647	226,006	49
Central Africa	Agriculture	88,866	99,996	13
	Enteric fermentation	13,843	19,508	41
	Manure management	1,201	1,880	57
	Manure on soils	568	913	61
	Manure on pasture	9,978	13,989	40
	Livestock total	25,590	36,290	42
Southern Africa	Agriculture	48,554	54,514	12
	Enteric fermentation	18,515	18,226	−2
	Manure management	1,030	1,107	7
	Manure on soils	433	507	17
	Manure on pasture	13,823	13,979	1
	Livestock total	33,801	33,819	0

^a1 gigagram = 1,000 tons.

Source: FAOSTAT (Emissions Agriculture).