GHG emissions from agriculture

GHG emissions from agriculture in France

Note: 2024 data are a preliminary estimate.
Source : Secten format - Citepa, 2025

Agriculture differs from other sectors in the low proportion of emissions due to energy combustion. The main sources of emissions are methane (CH₄), mainly emitted by animals (enteric fermentation), and N₂O, linked to the transformation of nitrogen products (agricultural soils: fertilizers, manure, slurry, etc.).

Between 1990 and 2024, emissions from this sector fell by 18%. Livestock farming, which accounted for 60% of the total in 2024, has seen its emissions fall by 21%. Crops, which account for 27% of emissions, saw their emissions fall by 18%. Emissions from the use of machinery, engines and boilers (13% of the total) fell by only 4% over the same period.