Global emissions from agricultural lands totaled 10.5 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2e) in 2020, a decrease from the previous year. Since 1990, the lowest agricultural emissions from farm gate and land use change processes worldwide were in 2001, at 10.4 GtCO2e.
Annual greenhouse gas emissions on agricultural lands* worldwide from 1990 to 2020 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Statistics on Agriculture emissions worldwide
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- Premium Statistic Global greenhouse gas emissions 1990-2019
- Basic Statistic Global greenhouse gas emissions shares 2019, by sector
- Premium Statistic Global greenhouse gas emissions 2019, by subsector
- Basic Statistic Methane emissions worldwide 1990-2019, by sector
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of GHG emissions in selected countries worldwide 2019, by sector
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of methane emissions in selected countries worldwide 2019, by sector
Global emissions
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- Premium Statistic Agriculture greenhouse gas emissions worldwide 1990-2019
- Premium Statistic Agriculture methane emissions worldwide 1990-2019
- Premium Statistic Agriculture nitrous oxide emissions worldwide 1990-2019
- Premium Statistic Global emissions on agricultural land 1990-2020
- Premium Statistic Emissions from agriculture worldwide 1990-2020, by region
- Premium Statistic Agriculture sector GHG emissions worldwide 2019, by country
Segments
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- Premium Statistic Agriculture emissions worldwide 2000-2020, by component
- Premium Statistic Emissions from agriculture in selected countries 2020, by component
- Premium Statistic Agriculture emissions shares worldwide 2020, by component
- Premium Statistic Methane emissions produced by cattle worldwide 1990-2020
- Premium Statistic Annual global GHG emissions from plant-based food production, by select commodity
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- Premium Statistic Global projected change in methane emissions 2020-2030, by subsector
Country emissions
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- Premium Statistic Agriculture sector GHG emissions worldwide 1990-2019, by select country
- Premium Statistic Agriculture methane emissions worldwide 2019, by major country
- Premium Statistic Livestock-related methane emissions change 2010-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of GHG emissions from agriculture in India 2019, by segment
- Premium Statistic Share of GHG emissions from agriculture in China 2019, by segment
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of GHG emissions from agriculture in Brazil 2019, by segment
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of GHG emissions from agriculture in the United States 2019, by segment
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- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from the agriculture sector in the UK 1990-2017
- Global agriculture greenhouse gas emissions 1990-2014
- Global agriculture greenhouse gas emissions by major country 1990-2014
- Greenhouse gases emitted by the agricultural sector in the UK 1990-2020
- GHG emissions of agriculture, forestry and fishing industry in the UK 1990-2020
- Share of GHG emissions from agriculture in China 2019, by segment
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FAO. (December 12, 2022). Annual greenhouse gas emissions on agricultural lands* worldwide from 1990 to 2020 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254099/agriculture-emissions-worldwide/
FAO. "Annual greenhouse gas emissions on agricultural lands* worldwide from 1990 to 2020 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. December 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254099/agriculture-emissions-worldwide/
FAO. (2022). Annual greenhouse gas emissions on agricultural lands* worldwide from 1990 to 2020 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254099/agriculture-emissions-worldwide/
FAO. "Annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions on Agricultural Lands* Worldwide from 1990 to 2020 (in Billion Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254099/agriculture-emissions-worldwide/
FAO, Annual greenhouse gas emissions on agricultural lands* worldwide from 1990 to 2020 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254099/agriculture-emissions-worldwide/ (last visited February 07, 2023)
Annual greenhouse gas emissions on agricultural lands* worldwide from 1990 to 2020 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], FAO, December 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254099/agriculture-emissions-worldwide/