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<p>Defra works closely with the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to
identify carbon dioxide emissions from agriculture. We provide detailed farm statistics
that DECC feeds into the UK Green House Gas Inventory, which contains the UK’s official
reported greenhouse gas estimates.</p><br /><p>The Inventory indicates that:</p><br
/><ul><li>Only around 1% of carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) emissions in the UK are
attributed to agriculture, these relate mainly to fuel use. Since 1990 there has been
an overall decline in estimated carbon dioxide emissions from agriculture.</li></ul><br
/><ul><li>CO<sub>2</sub> emissions from agriculture as a proportion of the UK total
have fluctuated over the last 5 years between 1.0% and 1.2%. CO<sub>2</sub> emissions
from agriculture are lower in 2013 compared to 2009 by around 6%.</li></ul><br /><ul><li>CO<sub>2
</sub>emissions make up a very small portion of agriculture emissions (around 9-10%).</li></ul>
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