Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Russia
Russia: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 2.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Russia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Russia stood at 2.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Russia peaked at 4.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1997.
That places Russia 6th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.4% | — |
| 1991 | 4.3% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 4.1% | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | -21.6% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +20.8% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -25.9% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +53.9% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -30.0% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -15.6% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 2.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 35.4× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Russia's 2.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 22.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.5% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More climate change data for Russia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 84,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,247 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 66,658 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 68.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 18,764 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,121 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,643 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 60.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 94.39 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Russia?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Russia was 2.6% 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1997.
- How does Russia rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Russia ranks 6th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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.