Jeju agricultural greenhouse gases are 'methane and nitrous oxide'.

Published Dec 5, 2025

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[Korean Farmers' Newspaper, Reporter Kang Jae-nam] It was found that the majority of greenhouse gases emitted in the agricultural sector in Jeju region are methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O). The Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Agricultural Technology Institute (Director Ko Sang-hwan) announced the results of an analysis of the greenhouse gas inventory in Jeju's agricultural sector, stating that it is urgent to establish precise statistics and develop reduction technologies suited to Jeju's conditions in order to achieve carbon neutrality. This study, part of the "Establishment of a Statistical Base for Agricultural Sector Greenhouse Gases" project, analyzed long-term trends over 34 years from 1990 to 2023. According to the 2006 guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the analysis included fertilizer usage and the number of livestock raised.

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It was found that most of the greenhouse gases emitted in the agricultural sector in Jeju region are methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O). The Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Agricultural Technology Institute (Director Ko Sang-hwan) announced the results of an analysis of the greenhouse gas inventory in Jeju's agricultural sector, stating that it is urgent to establish precise statistics and develop reduction technologies suited to Jeju's conditions in order to achieve carbon neutrality. This study, part of the "Agricultural Sector Greenhouse Gas Statistics Base Construction" project, analyzed long-term trends over 34 years from 1990 to 2023. Based on the 2006 guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the emissions were recalculated using data such as fertilizer usage and livestock population. The analysis results showed that, as of 2023, the greenhouse gas emission structure in Jeju's agricultural sector is 58% methane (CH4), 41% nitrous oxide ...

Source: Agrinet