Global Livestock Carbon Fluxes from Feed and Emissions, 2000-2013

Livestock carbon flux estimates provide global annual data at 0.05-degree resolution for processes including feed intake, manure management, respiration, and enteric fermentation. The dataset covers the years 2000 to 2013 and was produced by ORNL_CLOUD using livestock population data from FAO and USDA NASS combined with IPCC emission coefficients. These gridded flux estimates can be aggregated to calculate totals for any geographic area.

Use Cases

• Modeling regional contributions to atmospheric carbon from livestock enteric fermentation.
• Aggregating grid-cell flux values to estimate national or sub-national livestock emissions totals.
• Analyzing temporal trends in manure management carbon fluxes from 2000 to 2013.
• Spatially mapping the intensity of carbon emissions associated with global livestock feed intake.

Strengths

• Provides a 14-year time series (2000-2013) for analyzing trends.
• Uses a high 0.05-degree spatial resolution for detailed geographic analysis.
• Derived from authoritative sources including FAO, USDA NASS, and IPCC coefficients.
• Cross-platform presence on NASA EarthData and Data.gov indicates established use.

Limitations

• Column names and exact row/record counts are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date (2013-12-31 vs. 2026-03-13).
• The specific 'other-license-specified' terms are not detailed.

Provenance

Source

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA NASS), Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) coefficients.

Collection Method

Flux estimates calculated from reported livestock populations and emission coefficients.

Time Range

2000 to 2013

Freshness

2026-03-13 03:28:38.754684

Geography

Global