Table 2 GHG emissions by culture group and region, 2017, calculated in this study.
From: Quantifying greenhouse gas emissions from global aquaculture
Bivalves | Catfish | Cyprinids | Freshwater fish, general | Indian major carps | Marine fish, general | Salmonids | Shrimps and prawns | Tilapias | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GHG emissions (thousand tonnes of CO2e) | ||||||||||
East Asia | 16,775 | 13,018 | 70,264 | 13,468 | 0 | 20,695 | 0 | 43,782 | 15,319 | 193,319 |
South Asia | 0 | 2,788 | 3,763 | 3,144 | 12,743 | 0 | 0 | 5,270 | 0 | 27,708 |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0 | 530 | 74 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 812 | 1,576 |
West Asia & Northern Africa | 0 | 0 | 592 | 0 | 0 | 2,203 | 263 | 0 | 3,288 | 6,346 |
Central and South America | 389 | 0 | 0 | 522 | 0 | 0 | 4,215 | 2,418 | 1,017 | 8,561 |
Oceania | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 474 |
Eastern Europe | 0 | 0 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 225 |
Western Europe | 639 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,902 | 0 | 0 | 5,542 |
North America | 228 | 356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 420 | 295 | 0 | 1,299 |
Russian Federation | 0 | 0 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 307 |
WORLD | 18,157 | 16,692 | 75,057 | 17,294 | 12,743 | 23,112 | 10,102 | 51,764 | 20,436 | 245,357 |
