Study reveals India among six nations producing 61% of global cropland greenhouse gas emissions Regions producing a lot of food are often high emitters, with cultivation of rice alone contributing 43 per cent of cropland emissions, the study foundPTIIndia is among six countries that together account for 61 per cent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions from croplands, a new study has estimated. Regions producing a lot of food are often high emitters, with cultivation of rice alone contributing 43 per cent of cropland emissions, the study found. Four crops -- rice, maize, oil palm and wheat -- accounted for nearly three-quarters of cropland emissions, it said. "The six highest-emitting countries, China, Indonesia, India, USA, Thailand and Brazil, collectively accounted for 61 per cent of global cropland emissions," the authors wrote. Farmlands make up 12 per cent of land use globally and account for 25 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions within the agricultural sector, the researchers said.

Source: The Telegraph February 16, 2026 14:05 UTC