In 2016, the apparel industry emitted almost 3.3 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent worldwide, while the footwear industry's greenhouse gas emissions amounted to 700 million metric tons. Combined, these two industry accounted for some eight percent of the global GHG emissions in that year.
Greenhouse gas emissions from the apparel and footwear industry worldwide in 2016
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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GHG emissions in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent
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Quantis. (June 26, 2018). Greenhouse gas emissions from the apparel and footwear industry worldwide in 2016 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056564/ghg-emissions-apparel-footwear-globally/
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Quantis. (2018). Greenhouse gas emissions from the apparel and footwear industry worldwide in 2016 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056564/ghg-emissions-apparel-footwear-globally/
Quantis. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from The Apparel and Footwear Industry Worldwide in 2016 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056564/ghg-emissions-apparel-footwear-globally/
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