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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- Premium Statistic Global projected change in methane emissions 2020-2030, by subsector
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ClimateWatch. (October 17, 2023). Annual agriculture methane (CH₄) emissions worldwide from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351579/agriculture-methane-emissions-worldwide/
ClimateWatch. "Annual agriculture methane (CH₄) emissions worldwide from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. October 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351579/agriculture-methane-emissions-worldwide/
ClimateWatch. (2023). Annual agriculture methane (CH₄) emissions worldwide from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351579/agriculture-methane-emissions-worldwide/
ClimateWatch. "Annual Agriculture Methane (Ch₄) Emissions Worldwide from 1990 to 2020 (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351579/agriculture-methane-emissions-worldwide/
ClimateWatch, Annual agriculture methane (CH₄) emissions worldwide from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351579/agriculture-methane-emissions-worldwide/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
Annual agriculture methane (CH₄) emissions worldwide from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], ClimateWatch, October 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351579/agriculture-methane-emissions-worldwide/