Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Argentina
Argentina: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 66.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Argentina, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Argentina stood at 66.5%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Argentina peaked at 81.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 2015.
That places Argentina 73rd out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81.2% | — |
| 1991 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 81.4% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 80.3% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 78.3% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 81.5% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 78.0% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 78.7% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 78.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 78.5% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 78.7% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 79.6% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 81.8% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 80.8% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 78.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 73.0% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 71.7% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 71.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 69.6% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 67.2% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 67.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 67.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 66.5% | -1.2% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 66.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 66.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.9%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.8% | 78.0% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.6% | 71.2% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 66.5% | 69.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More climate change data for Argentina
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.78 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 145,843 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 31,455 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114,387 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 118.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,085 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 21,692 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,286 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,406 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 69 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Argentina?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Argentina was 66.5% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 2015.
- How does Argentina rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Argentina ranks 73rd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.