Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Slovenia
Slovenia: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 36.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Slovenia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 36.9% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Slovenia peaked at 40.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 1994.
That places Slovenia 118th 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.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.8% | — |
| 1991 | 29.6% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 28.3% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 28.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 28.3% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 28.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 29.0% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 29.2% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 30.1% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 31.9% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 33.2% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 39.2% | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 40.4% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 34.9% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | -1.1% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 36.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.5× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 36.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.7%, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.2% | 28.3% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.7% | 33.1% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 31.6% | 37.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More climate change data for Slovenia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.88 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,383 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 278.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,105 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 39.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 196.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 193.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.7289 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Slovenia?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Slovenia was 36.9% 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 1994.
- How does Slovenia rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Slovenia ranks 118th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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.