Which Livestock Animal Produces the Most Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) notes that cattle farming emits 5,024 gigatons of CO2 equivalent (CO2e). This accounts for approximately 62% of total greenhouse gas emissions from the global livestock sector.
Pigs are the second largest emitter, at 819 gigatons of CO2e. Broiler chickens rank third, with emissions of 790 gigatons of CO2e.
Water buffalo emissions are recorded at 766 gigatons of CO2e, while small ruminants (goats, sheep, and others) produce 596 gigatons of CO2e. Finally, poultry other than chicken produces 82 gigatons of CO2e.
A LIPI study recorded greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from livestock farming in Indonesia at 35,076 gigagrams of CO2e (ggCO2e) in 2014. This represents no more than 2% of Indonesia's total GHG emissions.
Beef cattle produced the largest emissions at 19,729 ggCO2e. Poultry ranked second, with emissions of 5,079 ggCO2e.
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