Cattle Methane Emission Factors for Ten East and Southern African Countries

Walter Svinurai compiled 313 enteric methane emission factors for dairy and other cattle in ten East and Southern African countries. The dataset, last updated in April 2026, uses the IPCC 2019 Tier 2 method and country-specific data to evaluate variation and predictors of emissions. It compares calculated emission factors against IPCC default values and identifies key predictors like milk yield and bodyweight.

Use Cases

• Benchmarking national cattle methane emissions against IPCC defaults based on the reported emission factors.
• Modeling predictors of gross energy intake in cattle based on described variables like milk yield and bodyweight.
• Prioritizing data collection for Tier 2 greenhouse gas inventories in East and Southern Africa based on the analysis findings.

Strengths

• Contains 313 calculated emission factors for dairy and other cattle.
• Provides specific emission factor values (e.g., 80.74 ± 2.19 kg CH4 head-1 year-1 for high-productivity dairy).
• Compares results against established IPCC Tier 1a default values, showing percentage differences.
• Uses the standardized IPCC 2019 Tier 2 methodology.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Geographic scope is limited to ten countries in East and Southern Africa.

Provenance

Source

Walter Svinurai via figshare.

Collection Method

Compiled from national Tier 2 greenhouse gas inventories using the IPCC 2019 Tier 2 method and country-specific data.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-13 14:54:57

Geography

Ten countries in East and Southern Africa (ESA).