Estimated emissions of greenhouse gases by the apparel industry 2019-2030
The apparel industry is considered one of the worst polluting industries, generating huge volumes of greenhouse gas emissions. It was calculated that in 2021, the apparel industry emitted approximately 897 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents into the atmosphere. This is estimated to increase to almost 1.3 billion metric tons by 2030 if no drastic action is taken. The source notes that the primary data necessary to give a completely accurate total is either incomplete or does not exist, and so these numbers are an estimate based on the data that is available.
