DJI Reports 51 Million-Ton Carbon Cut From Farm Drone Adoption
DJI says agricultural drones have cut 51 million tons of carbon emissions worldwide. The figure was released in DJI Agriculture’s 2025/2026 Agricultural Drone Industry Insight Report, presented at Agrishow 2026 in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, alongside an estimated 410 million tons of water saved for farmers globally.
The report says more than 600,000 DJI agricultural drones were in use across more than 100 countries and regions by the end of 2025. They were operated by more than 600,000 trained users, supported by 3,500 service and repair centers and a training network of more than 7,000 certified instructors.
DJI said adoption is expanding from spraying into broader precision farming tasks, including seeding, mapping, monitoring and pasture management. In Brazil, DJI Agras T25P, T70P and T100 drones are being used in full-cycle forage operations, with targeted weed spraying able to reduce herbicide use by up to 35% while limiting soil compaction, chemical drift near sensitive ecosystems and the carbon footprint of livestock production.
The report also points to field trials, academic studies and updated operating guidelines as drivers of more standardized agricultural drone use. Brazil’s civil aviation regulator has introduced standard scenarios for recurring farm operations, while Canada has simplified rules for agricultural drones; the shift signals that drones are becoming regular farm equipment with measurable implications for input use, environmental protection and agricultural modernization.