Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Russia
Russia: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 21.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Russia, 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 Russia stood at 21.8%.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Russia peaked at 29.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 1999.
That places Russia 161st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.7% | 19.4% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 19.6% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 21.8% | 26.1% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Russia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.2% (2100)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 143.51 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 108.00 million (2025)
- Urban population 75.3% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 12.29 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 122.81 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 12.29 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 12.29 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Russia?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Russia was 21.8% 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 1999.
- How does Russia rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Russia ranks 161st out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.