Share global food emissions in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Share global food emissions was 0.63 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share global food emissions in United Kingdom, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, share global food emissions in United Kingdom stood at 0.63. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in United Kingdom peaked at 0.9668 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.63, in 2015.
United Kingdom ranks 37th 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9656 | — |
| 1991 | 0.9535 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9479 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9418 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9445 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9243 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9668 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8927 | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.902 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8958 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8897 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9087 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8379 | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8485 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8003 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7925 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7692 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7695 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7423 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6898 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6928 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6863 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6871 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6746 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6492 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.63 | -3.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.63 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0733, 8.6× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.63 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1173, 5.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9335 | 0.8927 | 0.9668 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8048 | 0.6898 | 0.9087 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.67 | 0.63 | 0.6928 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More climate change data for United Kingdom
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 37,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,036 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,083 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,027 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 55.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global food emissions in United Kingdom?
- Share global food emissions in United Kingdom was 0.63 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9668 in 1996.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.63 in 2015.
- How does United Kingdom rank for share global food emissions?
- United Kingdom ranks 37th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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