United Kingdom reduces greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture

In 2022, agriculture contributed around 12% of the UK's total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (in millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, MtCO2e), a proportion similar to that of 2021. It is a major source of nitrous oxide and methane emissions in the UK, accounting for 70% of total nitrous oxide emissions and 49% of all methane emissions in 2022. In contrast, agriculture accounted for only 2.3% of total carbon dioxide emissions. Agricultural emissions come from livestock, agricultural soils, stationary combustion sources, and off-road machinery. It is important to note that there are relatively large uncertainties in the estimation of agricultural emissions, and the entire time series is revised annually to take into account methodological improvements in the UK's emissions inventory. Between 1990 and 2022, total GHG emissions from UK agriculture decreased by 12%, driven by a reduction in the number of livestock and the use of synthetic fertilizers. From 1990 to 2022, the ...