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Table 3 Estimates of methane gas emissions from enteric fermentation in CO2e

From: Greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sink potential in Eastern Africa rangeland ecosystems: A review

Livestock production systems

Emissions in CO2e

Tanzania

Ethiopia

Kenya

Somalia

Mixed rainfed agriculture in arid areas

5750

5250

  

Livestock grazing in arid areas

 

3750

4000

4500

Mixed rainfed agriculture in humid areas

4250

   
  1. Adopted from Herrero et al. (2008). A quantity of GHG can be expressed as CO2e by multiplying the amount of the GHG by its “global warming potential” (or “GWP”). If 1kg of methane is emitted, this can be expressed as 25kg of CO2e (1kg CH4 × 25 = X kg CO2e). Data for rainfed in arid areas of Kenya and Somalia and data for grazing in arid areas of Tanzania are missing. Likewise, data for humid areas in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are not available
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