Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Armenia
Armenia: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 41.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Armenia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 41.9% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Armenia peaked at 41.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1991.
Armenia ranks 110th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.9% | 15.9% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 34.9% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 33.0% | 41.9% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Armenia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Population, total 3.09 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Urban population 2.04 million (2025)
- Urban population 65.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.5 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 406.69 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.5 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.5 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Armenia?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Armenia was 41.9% 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1991.
- How does Armenia rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Armenia ranks 110th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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.