Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 37.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Azerbaijan, 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 Azerbaijan stood at 37.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Azerbaijan peaked at 40.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 1991.
That places Azerbaijan 116th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.6% | — |
| 1991 | 19.3% | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 22.7% | +17.7% |
| 1993 | 25.5% | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 26.0% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 25.8% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 28.3% | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 28.7% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 26.9% | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 26.5% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 27.2% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 28.2% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 29.0% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 28.8% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 36.6% | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | +0.4% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 37.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 89% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 37.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.7%, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.1% | 19.3% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 27.2% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 37.2% | 40.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More climate change data for Azerbaijan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 33.20 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,951 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,346 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 190.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 367.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 340.26 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 26.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.28 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Azerbaijan?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Azerbaijan was 37.3% 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 1991.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Azerbaijan ranks 116th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.