Cattle and swine account for the vast majority (88 percent) of Danish agricultural emissions, when counting in the emissions from agricultural soils resulting from the farming of fodder. In contrast, the share of production value and share of employment are about two-thirds.

Copenhagen Economics supported the Danish Council on Climate Change analysing which agricultural products are the origins of the greenhouse gas emissions in Danish agriculture, and whether emissions shares are consistent with economic value.

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