Agriculture emissions worldwide - statistics & facts

Global GHG emissions 1990-2022, by sector

Annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions worldwide from 1990 to 2022, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)

Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 2021, by subsector

Distribution of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide in 2021, by subsector

Methane emissions worldwide 1990-2022, by sector

Annual methane (CH4) emissions worldwide from 1990 to 2022, by sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)

Global share of methane emissions 2022, by sector

Distribution of anthropogenic methane (CH4) emissions worldwide in 2022, by sector

Global share of nitrous oxide emissions 2022, by sector

Distribution of anthropogenic nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions worldwide in 2022, by sector

Production volume of selected crops worldwide 1961-2022

Production volume of selected food crops worldwide from 1961 to 2022 (in million metric tons)

Area harvested for selected food crops worldwide 1961-2022

Area harvested for selected food crops worldwide from 1961 to 2022 (in million hectares)

Meat consumption worldwide 1990-2021, by type

Meat consumption worldwide from 1990 to 2021, by meat type* (in million tons)

Global fertilizer consumption 1965-2021, by nutrient

Global consumption of agricultural fertilizer from 1965 to 2021, by nutrient (in million metric tons)

Global greenhouse gas emissions on agricultural lands 1990-2021, by region

Greenhouse gas emissions on agricultural lands worldwide from 1990 to 2021, by region (in billion metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)

Agriculture sector GHG emissions worldwide 1990-2022, by select country

Annual agriculture sector greenhouse gas emissions in selected countries worldwide from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)

Global emissions from agriculture in selected countries 2021, by component

Countries with the largest agricultural emissions worldwide in 2021, by component (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)

Agriculture methane emissions worldwide 2022, by major country

Annual methane (CH₄) emissions from agricultural processes worldwide in 2022, by leading country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)

Agriculture and forest land emissions worldwide 2021, by component

Emissions from agriculture and forest land worldwide in 2021, by component (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)

Global agriculture emissions 1990-2021, by component

Greenhouse gas emissions on agricultural lands worldwide from 1990 to 2021, by component (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)

Global livestock GHG emissions 1990-2021

Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)

Methane emissions produced by cattle worldwide 1990-2021

Emissions of methane (CH4) produced by cattle worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons)

Methane emissions of selected meat and dairy companies worldwide 2021

Estimated methane (CH₄) emissions by major meat and dairy companies worldwide as of 2021 (in million metric tons)

Global projected change in methane emissions 2020-2030, by subsector

Projected change in baseline anthropogenic methane (CH₄) emissions worldwide from 2020 to 2030, by subsector and model (in million metric tons per year)

Global agriculture GHG emission pathways 2020-2050, by scenario

Projected agriculture-related greenhouse gas emissions worldwide from 2020 to 2050, by scenario (in billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)

GHG emission projections from agriculture in the U.S. and China 2020-2050

Agriculture-related greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and China under a “business-as-usual” scenario from 2020 to 2021, with projections until 2050 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)

Projected GHG emissions in India 2022-2050, by sector

Projected greenhouse gas emissions in India under a business-as-usual scenario from 2022 to 2050, by sector (in million tons of CO₂ equivalent)