China had the largest overall emissions from agricultural land processes in 2022, at over one billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e). Emissions from the farm gate, accounted for the largest share of agriculture emissions in the Asian country that year. In contrast, emissions from land use, such as from deforestation, accounted for just 8.1 percent of overall agricultural emissions in China.
Countries with the largest agricultural emissions worldwide in 2022, by component
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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