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Emissions from farming
Greenhouse gases from agriculture: mostly methane from livestock and nitrous oxide from soils, rather than carbon dioxide.
UK
2024
46.5 MtCO2e
| Period | Emissions from farming (MtCO2e) |
|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1990 | 55.0 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 1991 | 54.8 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 1992 | 54.5 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 1993 | 53.6 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 1994 | 54.3 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 1995 | 54.3 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 1996 | 55.7 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 1997 | 55.3 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 1998 | 54.9 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 1999 | 55.2 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2000 | 53.2 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2001 | 51.0 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2002 | 50.7 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2003 | 51.1 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2004 | 51.9 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2005 | 52.1 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2006 | 51.0 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2007 | 50.6 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2008 | 50.3 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2009 | 49.8 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2010 | 50.1 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2011 | 49.2 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2012 | 49.9 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2013 | 49.5 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2014 | 49.6 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2015 | 51.0 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2016 | 50.4 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2017 | 50.6 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2018 | 48.4 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2019 | 48.9 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2020 | 47.8 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2021 | 48.2 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2022 | 46.4 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2023 | 46.9 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2024 | 46.5 MtCO2e |
Greenhouse gases from farming: mostly methane from livestock and nitrous oxide from soils and fertiliser, rather than carbon dioxide. Has fallen far less than other sectors.
How this is measured
- Published by
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Series
- en11
- Covers
- UK
- Published
- Annual
- History
- 1990 to 2024
- Last published
- 25 Jun 2026
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