Global agriculture methane emissions 1990-2020

Published by Ian Tiseo, Oct 17, 2023
Global methane (CH₄) emissions from agriculture amounted to over 3.5 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e) in 2020. Annual CH₄ emissions related to agriculture have increased more than 10 percent since 1990. Enteric fermentation is the biggest source of agriculture methane emissions.

Annual agriculture methane (CH₄) emissions worldwide from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)

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2023

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1990 to 2020

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Non-CO₂ emissions are expressed in CO₂ equivalents using 100-year global warming potential values from the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.
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