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Manitoba's agricultural GHG emissions


Agriculture plays a unique role in the climate change dilemma. While agriculture contributes a large portion of Manitoba's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, it also has major potential for present and future carbon sequestration.


In 2007


In 2007, Agricultural practices produced 33% of Manitoba’s greenhouse gas emissions, not including vehicle fuel and commercial heat. (1)

Manitoba’s agricultural emissions came from (1)

  • 56% - Soil management - mostly from synthetic fertilizer (esp. if applied just before a rain)
  • 31% - Enteric fermentation - gases animals expel as they digest their food (mostly burps)
  • 12% - Manure management - mostly methane from anaerobic manure decomposition

All data are in CO2 equivalent kilotonnes per year. (1 kilotonne = 1000 tonnes = 1 million kilograms)


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In the rest of Canada, agriculture-related emissions contributed only 8% of total emissions. (1)

  • Manitoba’s agricultural emissions increased by 34% between 1990 and 2007. Canadian agricultural emissions increased by 25%. (1)


For suggestions on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from farming practices, see our Agricultural solutions section


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Manitoba agricultural emissions - 1990 to 2007*


Manitoba's agricultural greenhouse emissions have experienced the following increases from 1990 to 2007 (1):

  • 34% - All agriculture
  • 21% - Soil management
  • 57% - Enteric fermentation
  • 69% - Manure management


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* These data are derived using IPCC Tier 1 methodology as part of Canada's GHG Inventory (2)