Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Belarus
Belarus: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 59.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Belarus, 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 Belarus stood at 59.1%.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Belarus peaked at 92.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 1990.
That places Belarus 83rd 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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53.7% | — |
| 1991 | 55.0% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 58.1% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 63.4% | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 68.9% | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 73.6% | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 71.9% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 71.2% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 72.9% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 74.5% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 76.5% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 87.6% | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 88.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 86.5% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 81.8% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 81.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 90.6% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 92.9% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 89.1% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 92.1% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 86.8% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | -35.3% |
| 2012 | 56.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 55.8% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 56.9% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 59.1% | +3.8% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 59.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 59.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.7%, 2.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -35.3% | 86.8% | 56.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.3% | 53.7% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.7% | 76.5% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 55.8% | 86.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More climate change data for Belarus
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 644.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,124 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,377 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 348.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,092 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,078 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 15.39 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Belarus?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Belarus was 59.1% 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 1990.
- How does Belarus rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Belarus ranks 83rd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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.