Agriculture
In Italy, the sector Agriculture was responsible for 38.4 Mt CO₂eq of emissions in the year 2021, which is 9.5% of total emissions in that year. Compared to 1990 (45.1 Mt CO₂eq), emissions have decreased by 14.8%. Under existing measures, emissions from this sector are projected to reach 37.3 Mt CO₂eq by 2050.
Sub-sectors
Enteric fermentation
14.69 Mt CO₂eq
Agriculture/forestry/fishing
8.18 Mt CO₂eq
Agricultural soils
6.9 Mt CO₂eq
Manure management
6.47 Mt CO₂eq
Rice Cultivation
1.68 Mt CO₂eq
Urea Application
0.41 Mt CO₂eq
Liming
0.03 Mt CO₂eq
Other Carbon-Containing Fertilizers
0.02 Mt CO₂eq
Field burning of agricultural residues
0.02 Mt CO₂eq
Prescribed Burning of Savannahs
0 Mt CO₂eq
Other
0 Mt CO₂eq