India tops in the emission of methane from the agricultural sector, a potent greenhouse gas that drives climate change, the Global Methane Status Report 2025 published by the United Nations Environment Programme has revealed.

“Emissions vary significantly across regions. The G20+ accounts for more than 60 per cent of global agricultural methane emissions, led by India, China, Brazil, the United States of America and the European Union,” the report stated. It was released at the 30 th Conference of the Parties under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Brazil on November 17.

According to the report, agriculture was the largest source of global biogenic methane emissions in 2020, responsible for 146 million tonnes per year or almost 42 per cent of the global total, slightly a

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