Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Estonia
Estonia: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Estonia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.0% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in 2015.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Estonia peaked at 0.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.
That places Estonia 133rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More climate change data for Estonia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 1.37 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Urban population 966,383 (2025)
- Urban population 70.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 6.11 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.67 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 6.11 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 6.11 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Estonia?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Estonia was 0.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- How does Estonia rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Estonia ranks 133rd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 global greenhouse gas emissions 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.