Global greenhouse gas emissions on agricultural lands 1990-2021

Published by Ian Tiseo, Nov 9, 2023

Global emissions from agricultural lands totaled 10.9 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e) in 2021. Agricultural land emissions have fluctuated over the past three decades, with the highest levels recorded in 1997, at 12.2 GtCO₂e, and the lowest recorded in 2001, at 10.7 GtCO₂e.

Annual greenhouse gas emissions on agricultural lands worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (in billion metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)

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November 2023

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Worldwide

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1990 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Total emissions from agricultural land, i.e. generated within the farm gate and at the farm boundary with natural ecosystems. Includes LUCF.
Figures have been rounded.

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