Carbon dioxide emissions from agriculture in the United Kingdom have fluctuated over the past three decades, falling to a low of 5.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 1993, and peaking at 8.3 MtCO₂e in 2008. Since then, emissions have seen an overall decline and totaled 7.3 MtCO₂e in 2022. Methane and nitrous oxide are the two main greenhouse gases released by the agricultural sector.
Carbon dioxide emissions from the agricultural sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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