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.
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
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- 46 Saudi Arabia 0.4% compare
- 47 Uzbekistan 0.4% compare
More climate change data for Ukraine
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Population, total 38.98 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.0% (2025)
- Urban population 27.13 million (2025)
- Urban population 69.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.76 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 31.24 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.76 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.76 tonnes per person (2024)
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.