It is estimated that global food emissions totaled 18 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2015, of which 51 percent were attributable to six economies. China's food system produced 2.4 billion metric tons of CO2e in 2015, representing 13.5 percent of global food system emissions.
Food system emissions of the top emitting economies in 1990 and 2015
(in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Six top emitting economies (the term ‘economies’ is used to allow the European Union to be considered as a single entity) with individual contributions larger than 6% to the global total GHG emissions from the food system.
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Nature, & OWID. (March 8, 2021). Food system emissions of the top emitting economies in 1990 and 2015 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010159/food-system-emissions-worldwide-by-selected-country/
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