The food industry is a major source of global greenhouse gas emissions. Emissions shares from different food system sectors vary from country to country. For example, energy-related activities contributed an estimated 44 percent of the total food-related GHG emissions in China in 2015. In comparison, land-based activities accounted for the largest share of food-related emissions in India. In the United States, both energy and land based activities contributed roughly the same share of food-related emissions in the country.
Food-related emissions in selected countries worldwide in 2015, by sector
(in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Nature. (March 8, 2021). Food-related emissions in selected countries worldwide in 2015, by sector (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223017/food-emissions-in-select-countries-worldwide-by-sector/
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