Greenhouse gas emission profiles of European livestock sectors

Agriculture & Biology

• greenhouse gas emissions 100%
• livestock 73%
• carbon dioxide 69%
• animal production 48%
• nitrous oxide 38%
• emissions factor 30%
• pork 22%
• dairies 20%
• beef 19%
• fertilizers 16%
• ecological footprint 16%
• fermentation 15%
• animal manure management 15%
• environmental performance 15%
• beef production 14%
• liming 13%
• deforestation 13%
• nutrients 13%
• greenhouse gases 13%
• eutrophication 12%
• fossil fuels 12%
• organic soils 12%
• poultry production 12%
• nutrient use efficiency 12%
• surface water 12%
• farmed animal species 12%
• European Union 11%
• soil 11%
• uncertainty 11%
• agricultural land 10%
• methane 10%
• egg production 10%
• statistics 10%
• crop yield 9%
• poultry 9%
• production technology 9%
• excretion 9%
• agriculture 8%
• milk 7%
• farms 7%
• eggs 6%
• crops 5%
• animals 4%
• methodology 3%