Agriculture: greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen use

Introduction

Greenhouse gas emission and intensity estimates for the Scottish agriculture sector, agricultural subsectors and for average Scottish farms by farm type and enterprise. Nitrogen use estimates for average Scottish farms by farm type.

The latest edition of this publication incorporates all revisions and methodology improvements applied up to the date of publication.

Explore Agricultural Statistics

A variety of Scottish agricultural statistics and data visualisations can be explored in the RESAS Agricultural Statistics Hub.

Scottish agriculture greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen use

• Scottish agriculture greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen use: 2024-25
• Scottish agriculture greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen use: methodology

Previous publications

These publications are superseded by the latest Scottish agriculture greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen use publication.

• Scottish agriculture greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen use: 2023-24
• Scottish agriculture greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen use: 2022-23

• Farm Business Survey 2021-22: Farm level emissions and nitrogen usage
• Farm Business Survey 2021-22: Farm level emissions and nitrogen usage: Methodology

Ad hoc analysis

Ad hoc data and analysis from the Scottish Farm Business Survey. 

• Scottish farm business income and farm level emissions ad hoc analysis