Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Ukraine, 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 Ukraine stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Ukraine peaked at 1.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2015.
That places Ukraine 44th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.2% | — |
| 1991 | 1.1% | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -13.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -4.2% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 4.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 3.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 41 Spain 0.5% compare
- 42 Philippines 0.5% compare
- 43 South Korea 0.5% compare
- 45 Egypt 0.4% compare
- 46 Saudi Arabia 0.4% compare
- 47 Uzbekistan 0.4% compare
More climate change data for Ukraine
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 687.49 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,994 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,913 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 675.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,169 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,642 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 527.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 25.06 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Ukraine?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Ukraine was 0.5% 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
- How does Ukraine rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Ukraine ranks 44th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.