Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 78.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Lithuania, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Lithuania is 78.2%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Lithuania peaked at 78.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 1991.
Lithuania ranks 58th of 217 countries on this measure, 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.1% | — |
| 1991 | 33.5% | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 55.2% | +65.0% |
| 1993 | 57.9% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 58.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 58.4% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 57.0% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 57.7% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 55.5% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 59.3% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 63.5% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 59.7% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 59.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 60.5% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 59.2% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 57.4% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 64.2% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 67.1% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 64.9% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 75.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.5% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 78.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 78.2% | -0.7% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 78.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 3.2× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 78.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.7%, 2.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Lithuania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +65.0% | 33.5% | 55.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.9% | 33.5% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.9% | 57.4% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 64.9% | 78.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More climate change data for Lithuania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 120.73 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,997 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 590.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,407 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 85.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 854.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 843.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.18 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Lithuania?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Lithuania was 78.2% 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 1991.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Lithuania ranks 58th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.