Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensities for Beef Cattle in the Global South, 2010-2025

A systematic review synthesizing evidence on greenhouse gas emission intensity from extensive beef cattle systems in Africa, Asia, and South America. It analyzes 67 peer-reviewed and grey literature studies published between 2010 and 2025, covering functional units, system boundaries, and quantification methods. The dataset was created by Blessing Gumindoga and last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing regional variability in emission intensities based on reported ranges for meat and protein production.
• Studying methodological drivers of variation based on functional units and system boundaries described.
• Assessing the dominance of enteric methane and land-use change impacts on emissions as indicated by GLEAM-based profiles.
• Informing the standardization of emission accounting frameworks for national GHG inventories.

Strengths

• Includes data from 67 studies, providing a synthesized evidence base.
• Reports specific emission intensity ranges per region, such as 6.3 to 305.8 kg CO2-eq per kg protein in Asia.
• Follows the PRISMA framework for systematic review methodology.
• Covers a defined time period from 2010 to 2025.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and methodological bias inherent to the reviewed literature sources.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Blessing Gumindoga.

Collection Method

Systematic review following the PRISMA framework of 67 peer-reviewed and grey literature studies.

Time Range

Studies published between 2010 and 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-02 05:38:48; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Africa, Asia, South America and the Caribbean.