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Greenhouse gas emissions from agrifood systems

Global, regional and country trends, 2001–2023

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Year of publication 2025

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 11 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

Category Corporate general interest

Series title FAOSTAT Analytical Briefs

Series number No. 115

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cd7300en

Synopsis (short abstract) Agrifood systems account for about one-third of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. They are generated within the farm gate, from crop and livestock production activities; by land use change, caused by deforestation, biomass fires and peatland degradation processes often linked to land clearance for agriculture; and in pre- and post-production processes, comprising the supply chain including food manufacturing, retail, household consumption and food disposal. Statistics on the underlying activity data, emissions and indicators (shares of total economy, per capita emissions and emissions intensities) are disseminated in FAOSTAT at the country, regional and global levels, covering over 200 countries and territories, for the period 1961–2023, together with a comprehensive summary of emissions from the rest of the economy. Data are provided by single component gases – carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorinated gases (F-gases) – as well as in carbon dioxide equivalents. This analysis focuses on the period 2001–2023.Global agrifood systems emissions reached 16.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2023, up 21 percent since 2001. Their share in total emissions fell from 38 to 32 percent in 2023.

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FAO. 2025. Greenhouse gas emissions fromagrifood systems – Global, regional and country trends, 2001–2023. FAOSTATAnalytical Brief Series, No. 115. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cd7300en

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