Inventories2 top-level categories
Sector 3: Agriculture
Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (Agriculture)
+44.9 MtCO2eq(2022)
Largest emitting sector (47.3% of 94.9 MtCO2e). Dominated by enteric fermentation from ~18M cattle (FAO: 56% of agriculture). Manure on pasture is second largest source. Tier 1 IPCC defaults used. Source: PRIMAP-hist v2.6 HISTCR.
Emissions by Gas Type
CH428.5 Mt CO2eq
N2O14.4 Mt CO2eq
CO22.0 Mt CO2eq
Emissions Trend (2019-2023)
201838.6
201939.8
202040.2
202142.5
202244.9
+16.3% change (2019-2023)
IPCC Category Hierarchy
= Key Category
| Code | Category | MtCO2eq | CO2 | CH4 | N2O | Completeness | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.A | Livestock | +18.8 | 0.0 | 15.2 | 3.6 | 95% | Tier 2 |
3.A.1 | Enteric Fermentation | +16.2 | 0.0 | 16.2 | 0.0 | 98% | Tier 2 |
3.A.2 | Manure Management | +2.6 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 90% | Tier 1 |
3.C | Aggregate Sources and Non-CO2 | +6.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 85% | Tier 1 |
3.C.1 | Biomass Burning | +0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 80% | Tier 1 |
3.C.4 | Direct N2O from Managed Soils | +3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 85% | Tier 1 |
3.C.5 | Indirect N2O from Managed Soils | +1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 80% | Tier 1 |
3.C.7 | Rice Cultivations | +0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 75% | Tier 1 |
Key Categories
Categories that contribute significantly to national emissions totals or trends.
3.A
Livestock
+18.8 Mt
Tier 23.A.1
Enteric Fermentation
+16.2 Mt
Tier 23.C
Aggregate Sources and Non-CO2
+6.8 Mt
Tier 13.C.4
Direct N2O from Managed Soils
+3.8 Mt
Tier 1