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.
Global GHG emissions of the apparel and footwear industry 2016
Greenhouse gas emissions from the apparel and footwear industry worldwide in 2016
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide 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 December 16, 2019, from 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)." Chart. June 26, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 16, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056564/ghg-emissions-apparel-footwear-globally/
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: December 16, 2019. 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/
Quantis, Greenhouse gas emissions from the apparel and footwear industry worldwide in 2016 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056564/ghg-emissions-apparel-footwear-globally/ (last visited December 16, 2019)