Global emissions from agricultural lands totaled 10.9 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e) in 2021. Agricultural land emissions have fluctuated over the past three decades, with the highest levels recorded in 1997, at 12.2 GtCO₂e, and the lowest recorded in 2001, at 10.7 GtCO₂e.
Annual greenhouse gas emissions on agricultural lands worldwide from 1990 to 2021
(in billion metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
Total emissions from agricultural land, i.e. generated within the farm gate and at the farm boundary with natural ecosystems. Includes LUCF. Figures have been rounded.
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FAO. (November 8, 2023). Annual greenhouse gas emissions on agricultural lands worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (in billion metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254099/agriculture-emissions-worldwide/
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FAO. (2023). Annual greenhouse gas emissions on agricultural lands worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (in billion metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254099/agriculture-emissions-worldwide/
FAO. "Annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions on Agricultural Lands Worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (in Billion Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254099/agriculture-emissions-worldwide/
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