Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Estonia
Estonia: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 26.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Estonia, 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 Estonia stood at 26.7%.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Estonia peaked at 38.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 1990.
That places Estonia 144th 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 Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.4% | — |
| 1991 | 23.7% | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 32.3% | +36.5% |
| 1993 | 38.0% | +17.6% |
| 1994 | 33.9% | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 34.6% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 33.1% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 32.2% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 34.3% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 35.6% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 35.7% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 25.5% | -28.7% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 37.1% | +55.7% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 36.3% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | -18.6% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +8.7% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 26.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.1× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 26.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.7%, 90% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.9% | 21.4% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 23.5% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 24.5% | 30.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More climate change data for Estonia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 22.20 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 871.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 170.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 700.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6447 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 178.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 175.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.6624 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Estonia?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Estonia was 26.7% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 1990.
- How does Estonia rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Estonia ranks 144th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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.