Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 26.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Slovakia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 26.1% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Slovakia peaked at 27.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2011.
Slovakia ranks 147th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.9% | 24.7% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 24.5% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 24.1% | 26.1% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Slovakia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 5.41 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 2.88 million (2025)
- Urban population 53.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.28 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 4.03 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.28 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.28 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Slovakia?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Slovakia was 26.1% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2011.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Slovakia ranks 147th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.