Global emissions from agriculture totaled 10.7 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (Gt CO2e) in 2019. This was the second consecutive year that emissions from agriculture increased. Global agricultural emissions from farm gate and land use change processes have remained relatively stable over the last three decades.
Annual greenhouse gas emissions on agricultural lands* worldwide from 1990 to 2019
(in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
*Total emissions from agricultural land, i.e. generated within the farm gate and at the farm boundary with natural ecosystems. Figures have been rounded
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FAO. (June 24, 2021). Annual greenhouse gas emissions on agricultural lands* worldwide from 1990 to 2019 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 07, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254099/agriculture-emissions-worldwide/
FAO. "Annual greenhouse gas emissions on agricultural lands* worldwide from 1990 to 2019 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. June 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 07, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254099/agriculture-emissions-worldwide/
FAO. (2021). Annual greenhouse gas emissions on agricultural lands* worldwide from 1990 to 2019 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 07, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254099/agriculture-emissions-worldwide/
FAO. "Annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions on Agricultural Lands* Worldwide from 1990 to 2019 (in Billion Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254099/agriculture-emissions-worldwide/
FAO, Annual greenhouse gas emissions on agricultural lands* worldwide from 1990 to 2019 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254099/agriculture-emissions-worldwide/ (last visited December 07, 2021)
