Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Austria
Austria: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 26.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Austria, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 26.4% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Austria peaked at 32.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2006.
That places Austria 145th 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 Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.4% | — |
| 1991 | 30.9% | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 32.6% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 32.5% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 31.9% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 30.6% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 29.4% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 30.2% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 30.1% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 30.8% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 26.6% | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 25.3% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | -2.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 26.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.1× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Austria's 26.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.7%, 89% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.1% | 29.4% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 24.4% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 25.1% | 26.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More climate change data for Austria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 100.61 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,277 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,277 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,000 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 178.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 868.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 847.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Austria?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Austria was 26.4% 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2006.
- How does Austria rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Austria ranks 145th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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.