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DATAMAN

A Database of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Manure Management

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Background

Livestock manure contributes 30-50% to global nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from agriculture (where ammonia (NH3) is an indirect source of (N2O)), and 10-40% of total agricultural methane (CH4) emissions for most countries.

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Objectives of DATAMAN

Improve our understanding of the influence of key variables (incl. manure type, climate & soil conditions) affecting N2O, NH3 and CH4 emissions from manure management

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Funding

Funded by the Global Research Alliance (MPI - NZ Government and DEFRA - UK government)

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News & stories

HORIZONS EUROPE 2025: If you would like to include the DATAMAN database or its potential expansion within a 2025 consortium, please get in touch (NZ is an Associated Country of Pillar 2).
October 2024 UPDATE: DATAMAN Housing, Storage and Field databases Version 2.0 released - see DATAMAN tab. Changes include additional data (Field and Storage) and several corrections (all three databases).
Instructions on how to download relevant data for generating emission factors for specific sources or countries - see Resources
NOTE: The database Glossary can be downloaded as a CSV file. Go to DATAMAN --> Glossary/Units.
NOTE: Opening CSV files in MS Excel can cause unusual characters to appear in your file. Please follow our guidelines (link shown below) to avoid this issue.
Guidelines for avoiding unusual characters in MS Excel following downloading of CSV files