Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Poland
Poland: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Poland, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.6% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Poland peaked at 0.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2015.
Poland ranks 38th 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 of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7% | — |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -2.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 7.6× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 4.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 35 Colombia 0.6% compare
- 36 Papua New Guinea 0.6% compare
- 37 United Kingdom 0.6% compare
- 39 South Africa 0.6% compare
- 40 Italy 0.6% compare
- 41 Spain 0.5% compare
More climate change data for Poland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.05 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,935 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,534 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 550.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,175 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,089 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 86.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.75 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Poland?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Poland was 0.6% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
- How does Poland rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Poland ranks 38th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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.