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.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.8% | — |
| 1991 | 15.9% | -15.7% |
| 1992 | 22.1% | +39.4% |
| 1993 | 29.9% | +35.0% |
| 1994 | 39.5% | +32.1% |
| 1995 | 35.1% | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 41.2% | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 36.5% | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 34.2% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 36.2% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 34.9% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 34.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 38.3% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 40.1% | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 41.9% | +7.5% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 41.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 41.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.7%, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More climate change data for Armenia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 57.63 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,643 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 592.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,051 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 37.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 355.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 352.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.33 kt (2050)
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.