China's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) had the most significant annual carbon emissions between 2016 and 2019 due to trawling activity of commercial fishing that disrupted the ocean floor. Bottom trawling within national waters released nearly 1.1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide annually.
Annual carbon emissions from bottom trawling inside the exclusive economic zones between 2016 and 2019, by leading country (in million metric tons)
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The Guardian. (March 17, 2021). Annual carbon emissions from bottom trawling inside the exclusive economic zones between 2016 and 2019, by leading country (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224990/annual-carbon-emission-from-bottom-trawling/
The Guardian. "Annual carbon emissions from bottom trawling inside the exclusive economic zones between 2016 and 2019, by leading country (in million metric tons)." Chart. March 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224990/annual-carbon-emission-from-bottom-trawling/
The Guardian. (2021). Annual carbon emissions from bottom trawling inside the exclusive economic zones between 2016 and 2019, by leading country (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224990/annual-carbon-emission-from-bottom-trawling/
The Guardian. "Annual Carbon Emissions from Bottom Trawling inside The Exclusive Economic Zones between 2016 and 2019, by Leading Country (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224990/annual-carbon-emission-from-bottom-trawling/
The Guardian, Annual carbon emissions from bottom trawling inside the exclusive economic zones between 2016 and 2019, by leading country (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224990/annual-carbon-emission-from-bottom-trawling/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Annual carbon emissions from bottom trawling inside the exclusive economic zones between 2016 and 2019, by leading country (in million metric tons) [Graph], The Guardian, March 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224990/annual-carbon-emission-from-bottom-trawling/