Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Czechia
Czechia: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 20.3% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Czechia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 20.3% 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 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Czechia peaked at 20.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2009.
That places Czechia 167th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.7% | — |
| 1991 | 18.3% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 17.4% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 18.5% | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 19.3% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 19.2% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 18.2% | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 18.1% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 18.7% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 17.6% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +0.9% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 20.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 83% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 20.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.7%, 68% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.3% | 17.4% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 16.4% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 17.4% | 20.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More climate change data for Czechia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 222.01 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 892.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,169 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 113.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,743 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,712 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 31.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.46 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Czechia?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Czechia was 20.3% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2009.
- How does Czechia rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Czechia ranks 167th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Czechia 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.