environmental2015
Share of total greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2015; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
37.0%
Median: 43.5%
Countries Covered
216
with available data
Highest
Costa Rica
666.1%
Lowest
Latvia
-2,302.9%
Top 5 Countries
1Costa Rica666.1%
2Chile222.0%
3Liberia219.3%
4American Samoa108.6%
5Belize107.5%
By Region
South America94.4%(7 countries)
Oceania58.2%(2 countries)
Other52.7%(136 countries)
Africa50.0%(9 countries)
North America41.0%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-2,302.9%)High (666.1%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 37.0%)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Other (136)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
Asia (27)
Europe (31)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2015; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 666.1% |
| 2 | Chile | 222.0% |
| 3 | Liberia | 219.3% |
| 4 | American Samoa | 108.6% |
| 5 | Belize | 107.5% |
| 6 | Uruguay | 107.4% |
| 7 | Burundi | 107.0% |
| 8 | Rwanda | 106.4% |
| 9 | Botswana | 106.3% |
| 10 | Zambia | 104.3% |
| 11 | Kenya | 104.2% |
| 12 | Sudan | 103.2% |
| 13 | Mayotte | 102.1% |
| 14 | Paraguay | 100.5% |
| 15 | Niue | 100.0% |
| 16 | Tokelau | 99.9% |
| 17 | Myanmar | 99.7% |
| 18 | Northern Mariana Islands | 99.4% |
| 19 | Guyana | 99.1% |
| 20 | Marshall Islands | 98.6% |
| 21 | Somalia | 97.9% |
| 22 | Papua New Guinea | 96.2% |
| 23 | Chad | 95.7% |
| 24 | Mali | 95.3% |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 94.8% |
| 26 | United Republic of Tanzania | 93.6% |
| 27 | Tuvalu | 93.6% |
| 28 | Malawi | 92.8% |
| 29 | Eritrea | 92.4% |
| 30 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 92.1% |
| 31 | Niger | 90.9% |
| 32 | Mauritania | 90.2% |
| 33 | Guinea | 89.6% |
| 34 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 89.5% |
| 35 | Sweden | 89.2% |
| 36 | Nicaragua | 88.6% |
| 37 | Vanuatu | 87.7% |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 87.5% |
| 39 | Wallis and Futuna | 85.8% |
| 40 | Cameroon | 84.4% |
| 41 | New Zealand | 83.5% |
| 42 | Bolivia | 83.4% |
| 43 | Namibia | 83.0% |
| 44 | Uganda | 82.9% |
| 45 | Faroe Islands | 82.4% |
| 46 | Senegal | 82.0% |
| 47 | Republic of The Gambia | 80.8% |
| 48 | Brazil | 80.7% |
| 49 | Solomon Islands | 80.6% |
| 50 | Cambodia | 80.5% |
| 51 | Nepal | 80.1% |
| 52 | Madagascar | 79.4% |
| 53 | Suriname | 78.8% |
| 54 | Ethiopia | 78.6% |
| 55 | Guam | 78.5% |
| 56 | Honduras | 78.3% |
| 57 | Republic of the Congo | 78.2% |
| 58 | Lithuania | 78.2% |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 78.0% |
| 60 | Puerto Rico | 75.1% |
| 61 | Peru | 73.0% |
| 62 | Mozambique | 72.7% |
| 63 | Central African Republic | 72.3% |
| 64 | Togo | 70.3% |
| 65 | Guatemala | 70.1% |
| 66 | Benin | 69.6% |
| 67 | Western Sahara | 68.9% |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 68.3% |
| 69 | Angola | 68.2% |
| 70 | Comoros | 67.5% |
| 71 | Samoa | 67.0% |
| 72 | Mongolia | 66.7% |
| 73 | Argentina | 66.5% |
| 74 | Malaysia | 65.3% |
| 75 | Lesotho | 65.0% |
| 76 | Nauru | 63.8% |
| 77 | Afghanistan | 63.6% |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 62.0% |
| 79 | Nigeria | 61.4% |
| 80 | Philippines | 60.9% |
| 81 | Albania | 60.2% |
| 82 | Pakistan | 59.7% |
| 83 | Belarus | 59.1% |
| 84 | Panama | 58.1% |
| 85 | Colombia | 57.7% |
| 86 | Indonesia | 56.0% |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 55.0% |
| 88 | Ecuador | 53.8% |
| 89 | Kiribati | 53.6% |
| 90 | Cuba | 52.9% |
| 91 | Djibouti | 52.1% |
| 92 | Dominica | 52.0% |
| 93 | Cote d'Ivoire | 51.0% |
| 94 | Tonga | 50.9% |
| 95 | Vietnam | 49.7% |
| 96 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 49.3% |
| 97 | Sierra Leone | 49.1% |
| 98 | El Salvador | 48.6% |
| 99 | Venezuela | 48.1% |
| 100 | Haiti | 47.7% |
| 101 | Ireland | 47.6% |
| 102 | Morocco | 46.1% |
| 103 | France | 45.9% |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 45.8% |
| 105 | Equatorial Guinea | 45.3% |
| 106 | Sri Lanka | 45.3% |
| 107 | North Korea | 45.0% |
| 108 | Yemen | 44.5% |
| 109 | Denmark | 42.5% |
| 110 | Armenia | 41.9% |
| 111 | Canada | 41.1% |
| 112 | Iceland | 40.3% |
| 113 | Uzbekistan | 39.1% |
| 114 | Georgia | 38.5% |
| 115 | Croatia | 38.2% |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 37.3% |
| 117 | Montserrat | 37.3% |
| 118 | Slovenia | 36.9% |
| 119 | Thailand | 36.7% |
| 120 | Norway | 35.3% |
| 121 | Hungary | 34.3% |
| 122 | Moldova, Republic of | 33.6% |
| 123 | Syrian Arab Republic | 33.4% |
| 124 | Australia | 33.0% |
| 125 | Finland | 32.9% |
| 126 | India | 32.5% |
| 127 | Greenland | 31.6% |
| 128 | Tunisia | 31.6% |
| 129 | Spain | 30.9% |
| 130 | Portugal | 30.9% |
| 131 | Cape Verde | 30.4% |
| 132 | Mexico | 30.1% |
| 133 | Cyprus | 29.7% |
| 134 | Saint Lucia | 29.6% |
| 135 | Ghana | 29.5% |
| 136 | Bulgaria | 28.7% |
| 137 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 28.0% |
| 138 | Cook Islands | 27.8% |
| 139 | Sao Tome and Principe | 27.5% |
| 140 | Netherlands | 27.4% |
| 141 | Poland | 27.1% |
| 142 | Türkiye | 27.0% |
| 143 | Ukraine | 26.8% |
| 144 | Estonia | 26.7% |
| 145 | Austria | 26.4% |
| 146 | French Polynesia | 26.3% |
| 147 | Slovakia | 26.1% |
| 148 | Switzerland | 26.0% |
| 149 | Italy | 25.0% |
| 150 | Jordan | 24.9% |
| 151 | Belgium | 24.5% |
| 152 | Greece | 24.4% |
| 153 | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.8% |
| 154 | Egypt | 23.7% |
| 155 | Malta | 23.7% |
| 156 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 23.5% |
| 157 | United Kingdom | 23.1% |
| 158 | United States of America | 22.9% |
| 159 | Jamaica | 22.9% |
| 160 | Grenada | 22.4% |
| 161 | Russian Federation | 21.8% |
| 162 | Turkmenistan | 21.6% |
| 163 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 21.5% |
| 164 | Guadeloupe | 21.4% |
| 165 | Algeria | 21.3% |
| 166 | Germany | 20.5% |
| 167 | Czech Republic | 20.3% |
| 168 | Anguilla | 19.5% |
| 169 | Antigua and Barbuda | 19.4% |
| 170 | Mauritius | 19.4% |
| 171 | Lebanon | 19.4% |
| 172 | People's Republic of China | 18.9% |
| 173 | Israel | 18.9% |
| 174 | Luxembourg | 18.6% |
| 175 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 18.3% |
| 176 | Bahamas | 18.1% |
| 177 | Virgin Islands, British | 17.0% |
| 178 | Reunion | 16.8% |
| 179 | South Africa | 16.6% |
| 180 | Maldives | 16.5% |
| 181 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.3% |
| 182 | Brunei Darussalam | 16.2% |
| 183 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 16.0% |
| 184 | Bermuda | 15.7% |
| 185 | Saint Helena | 15.7% |
| 186 | Japan | 15.5% |
| 187 | Macao | 15.4% |
| 188 | Martinique | 15.3% |
| 189 | Iraq | 14.9% |
| 190 | Kazakhstan | 14.5% |
| 191 | Cayman Islands | 14.4% |
| 192 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 14.3% |
| 193 | Hong Kong | 14.2% |
| 194 | Libya | 13.9% |
| 195 | Aruba | 13.7% |
| 196 | South Korea | 13.5% |
| 197 | Barbados | 13.2% |
| 198 | Kuwait | 13.1% |
| 199 | Qatar | 12.2% |
| 200 | Oman | 12.0% |
| 201 | Seychelles | 12.0% |
| 202 | French Guiana | 11.9% |
| 203 | Palau | 11.5% |
| 204 | Gibraltar | 10.6% |
| 205 | Taiwan, Province of China | 10.3% |
| 206 | Singapore | 10.0% |
| 207 | Bahrain | 9.9% |
| 208 | Saudi Arabia | 9.8% |
| 209 | United Arab Emirates | 9.3% |
| 210 | New Caledonia | 9.0% |
| 211 | Gabon | -4.4% |
| 212 | Romania | -66.0% |
| 213 | Bhutan | -72.2% |
| 214 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | -429.3% |
| 215 | Fiji | -556.9% |
| 216 | Latvia | -2,302.9% |
Showing 216 of 216 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2015).
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