Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Israel
Israel: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Israel, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 0.1% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Israel peaked at 0.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Israel ranks 110th 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 global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.2× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Israel's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 96% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More climate change data for Israel
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 53.90 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,228 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 601.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 626.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 328.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 325.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.23 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Israel?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Israel was 0.1% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Israel rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Israel ranks 110th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.