Global food system emissions increased by 14 percent from 2010 to 2020, to 21.4 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e). Beef production contributed around 35 percent of total food system emissions alone in the latter year. Food production is expected to rise significantly in the coming years owing to growing populations and demand. As a result, food-related emissions could rise almost 40 percent by 2050 relative to 2020 levels to almost 30 GtCO₂e.
Food system greenhouse emissions worldwide from 2010 to 2020, with projections to 2050
(in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Energy Monitor. (January 8, 2024). Food system greenhouse emissions worldwide from 2010 to 2020, with projections to 2050 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440806/greenhouse-emissions-from-food-system-projections/
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