Share global food emissions in Italy
Italy: Share global food emissions was 0.5503 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share global food emissions in Italy, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global food emissions in Italy is 0.5503, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Italy peaked at 0.7315 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5503, in 2015.
Italy ranks 40th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.685 | — |
| 1991 | 0.6751 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6706 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6517 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6461 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6434 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6752 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6386 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6756 | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7071 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7315 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7279 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7025 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7219 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6912 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6934 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6801 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.689 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6829 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6269 | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6271 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6268 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6076 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5839 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5576 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5503 | -1.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.5503 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0733, 7.5× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.5503 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1173, 4.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6668 | 0.6386 | 0.7071 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6947 | 0.6269 | 0.7315 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5922 | 0.5503 | 0.6271 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 37 United Kingdom 0.63 compare
- 38 Poland 0.5601 compare
- 39 South Africa 0.5546 compare
- 41 Spain 0.5418 compare
- 42 Philippines 0.5135 compare
- 43 South Korea 0.4968 compare
More climate change data for Italy
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 791.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,645 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,171 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 19.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 659.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,740 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,357 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 21.66 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global food emissions in Italy?
- Share global food emissions in Italy was 0.5503 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7315 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5503 in 2015.
- How does Italy rank for share global food emissions?
- Italy ranks 40th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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