The United States historical methane emissions per agricultural land

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This scatter chart displays methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) against agricultural land (km²). The data is from our countries entity and is filtered where the country is the United States.

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There are 2 fields used on this chart (including filters):
  • Methane Emissions: Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production. This field is expressed in kt of CO2 equivalent.
  • Agricultural Land: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops. This field is expressed in km².

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This chart is based on data from: World Bank

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