China was the world's largest methane emitter from agricultural processes in 2022. China, which is now the world's largest producer of food, emitted over 600 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) methane from processes such as enteric fermentation. India and Brazil followed with emissions of roughly 560 and 450 MtCO₂e, respectively.
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EDGAR/JRC. (September 23, 2023). Annual methane (CH₄) emissions from agricultural processes worldwide in 2022, by leading country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346187/agriculture-methane-emissions-worldwide-by-country/
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EDGAR/JRC. (2023). Annual methane (CH₄) emissions from agricultural processes worldwide in 2022, by leading country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346187/agriculture-methane-emissions-worldwide-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC. "Annual Methane (Ch₄) Emissions from Agricultural Processes Worldwide in 2022, by Leading Country (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346187/agriculture-methane-emissions-worldwide-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC, Annual methane (CH₄) emissions from agricultural processes worldwide in 2022, by leading country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346187/agriculture-methane-emissions-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Annual methane (CH₄) emissions from agricultural processes worldwide in 2022, by leading country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], EDGAR/JRC, September 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346187/agriculture-methane-emissions-worldwide-by-country/