environmental2015
Share of the global emissions 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
0.5%
Median: 0.1%
Countries Covered
216
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
13.5%
Lowest
Tokelau
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China13.5%
2Indonesia8.8%
3United States of America8.2%
4Brazil7.4%
5India6.3%
By Region
North America3.0%(4 countries)
South America1.6%(7 countries)
Asia1.4%(27 countries)
Oceania0.7%(2 countries)
Africa0.6%(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (13.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.5%)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (27)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Europe (31)
Other (136)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
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 | People's Republic of China | 13.5% |
| 2 | Indonesia | 8.8% |
| 3 | United States of America | 8.2% |
| 4 | Brazil | 7.4% |
| 5 | India | 6.3% |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 2.6% |
| 7 | Zambia | 2.6% |
| 8 | Canada | 2.1% |
| 9 | Argentina | 1.8% |
| 10 | Sudan | 1.8% |
| 11 | Nigeria | 1.8% |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.6% |
| 13 | Pakistan | 1.5% |
| 14 | Myanmar | 1.4% |
| 15 | Mexico | 1.3% |
| 16 | Japan | 1.2% |
| 17 | Australia | 1.1% |
| 18 | Paraguay | 1.1% |
| 19 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.0% |
| 20 | Germany | 1.0% |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 1.0% |
| 22 | France | 1.0% |
| 23 | Venezuela | 0.9% |
| 24 | Vietnam | 0.9% |
| 25 | Thailand | 0.9% |
| 26 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.8% |
| 27 | Cameroon | 0.8% |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 0.8% |
| 29 | Botswana | 0.7% |
| 30 | Angola | 0.7% |
| 31 | Malaysia | 0.7% |
| 32 | Türkiye | 0.7% |
| 33 | Peru | 0.7% |
| 34 | Bolivia | 0.7% |
| 35 | Colombia | 0.6% |
| 36 | Papua New Guinea | 0.6% |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 0.6% |
| 38 | Poland | 0.6% |
| 39 | South Africa | 0.6% |
| 40 | Italy | 0.6% |
| 41 | Spain | 0.5% |
| 42 | Philippines | 0.5% |
| 43 | South Korea | 0.5% |
| 44 | Ukraine | 0.5% |
| 45 | Egypt | 0.4% |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 0.4% |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 0.4% |
| 48 | Uganda | 0.3% |
| 49 | Kenya | 0.3% |
| 50 | Belarus | 0.3% |
| 51 | Ecuador | 0.3% |
| 52 | New Zealand | 0.3% |
| 53 | Netherlands | 0.3% |
| 54 | Sweden | 0.3% |
| 55 | Algeria | 0.3% |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 0.3% |
| 57 | Cambodia | 0.3% |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 0.3% |
| 59 | Mozambique | 0.3% |
| 60 | Mongolia | 0.3% |
| 61 | Guyana | 0.3% |
| 62 | Madagascar | 0.3% |
| 63 | Chad | 0.3% |
| 64 | Morocco | 0.2% |
| 65 | Somalia | 0.2% |
| 66 | Republic of the Congo | 0.2% |
| 67 | Honduras | 0.2% |
| 68 | Nepal | 0.2% |
| 69 | Iraq | 0.2% |
| 70 | Mali | 0.2% |
| 71 | Burkina Faso | 0.2% |
| 72 | Guinea | 0.2% |
| 73 | Romania | 0.2% |
| 74 | Uruguay | 0.2% |
| 75 | Guatemala | 0.2% |
| 76 | Belgium | 0.2% |
| 77 | Chile | 0.2% |
| 78 | Ireland | 0.2% |
| 79 | North Korea | 0.2% |
| 80 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.2% |
| 81 | Niger | 0.2% |
| 82 | Finland | 0.2% |
| 83 | Turkmenistan | 0.2% |
| 84 | Czech Republic | 0.1% |
| 85 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% |
| 86 | Senegal | 0.1% |
| 87 | Hungary | 0.1% |
| 88 | Liberia | 0.1% |
| 89 | Greece | 0.1% |
| 90 | Austria | 0.1% |
| 91 | Portugal | 0.1% |
| 92 | Qatar | 0.1% |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 0.1% |
| 94 | Denmark | 0.1% |
| 95 | Afghanistan | 0.1% |
| 96 | Cuba | 0.1% |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% |
| 98 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1% |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 0.1% |
| 100 | Norway | 0.1% |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 0.1% |
| 102 | Lithuania | 0.1% |
| 103 | Central African Republic | 0.1% |
| 104 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.1% |
| 105 | Benin | 0.1% |
| 106 | Kuwait | 0.1% |
| 107 | Namibia | 0.1% |
| 108 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% |
| 109 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.1% |
| 110 | Israel | 0.1% |
| 111 | Yemen | 0.1% |
| 112 | Panama | 0.1% |
| 113 | Malawi | 0.1% |
| 114 | Bulgaria | 0.1% |
| 115 | Tunisia | 0.1% |
| 116 | Switzerland | 0.1% |
| 117 | Ghana | 0.1% |
| 118 | Oman | 0.1% |
| 119 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% |
| 120 | Togo | 0.1% |
| 121 | Slovakia | 0.1% |
| 122 | Mauritania | 0.1% |
| 123 | Libya | 0.1% |
| 124 | Tajikistan | 0.1% |
| 125 | Latvia | 0.1% |
| 126 | Rwanda | 0.0% |
| 127 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% |
| 128 | Burundi | 0.0% |
| 129 | Croatia | 0.0% |
| 130 | Jordan | 0.0% |
| 131 | Sierra Leone | 0.0% |
| 132 | Hong Kong | 0.0% |
| 133 | Estonia | 0.0% |
| 134 | Haiti | 0.0% |
| 135 | Suriname | 0.0% |
| 136 | El Salvador | 0.0% |
| 137 | Eritrea | 0.0% |
| 138 | Georgia | 0.0% |
| 139 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0% |
| 140 | Lebanon | 0.0% |
| 141 | Singapore | 0.0% |
| 142 | Belize | 0.0% |
| 143 | Albania | 0.0% |
| 144 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% |
| 145 | Slovenia | 0.0% |
| 146 | Bahrain | 0.0% |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0% |
| 148 | Armenia | 0.0% |
| 149 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0% |
| 150 | Gabon | 0.0% |
| 151 | Puerto Rico | 0.0% |
| 152 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.0% |
| 153 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 154 | Jamaica | 0.0% |
| 155 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% |
| 156 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 157 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% |
| 158 | Iceland | 0.0% |
| 159 | Lesotho | 0.0% |
| 160 | Fiji | 0.0% |
| 161 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.0% |
| 162 | Djibouti | 0.0% |
| 163 | Mauritius | 0.0% |
| 164 | Bhutan | 0.0% |
| 165 | Bahamas | 0.0% |
| 166 | Western Sahara | 0.0% |
| 167 | Vanuatu | 0.0% |
| 168 | Guadeloupe | 0.0% |
| 169 | Reunion | 0.0% |
| 170 | New Caledonia | 0.0% |
| 171 | Comoros | 0.0% |
| 172 | Malta | 0.0% |
| 173 | Barbados | 0.0% |
| 174 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.0% |
| 175 | Martinique | 0.0% |
| 176 | Cape Verde | 0.0% |
| 177 | Samoa | 0.0% |
| 178 | French Guiana | 0.0% |
| 179 | Macao | 0.0% |
| 180 | Greenland | 0.0% |
| 181 | French Polynesia | 0.0% |
| 182 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 183 | Dominica | 0.0% |
| 184 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% |
| 185 | Palau | 0.0% |
| 186 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% |
| 187 | Aruba | 0.0% |
| 188 | Seychelles | 0.0% |
| 189 | Tonga | 0.0% |
| 190 | Mayotte | 0.0% |
| 191 | Grenada | 0.0% |
| 192 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% |
| 193 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% |
| 194 | Bermuda | 0.0% |
| 195 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.0% |
| 196 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0% |
| 197 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0% |
| 198 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% |
| 199 | Gibraltar | 0.0% |
| 200 | Guam | 0.0% |
| 201 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% |
| 202 | Niue | 0.0% |
| 203 | Montserrat | 0.0% |
| 204 | Kiribati | 0.0% |
| 205 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% |
| 206 | Virgin Islands, British | 0.0% |
| 207 | American Samoa | 0.0% |
| 208 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0% |
| 209 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.0% |
| 210 | Cook Islands | 0.0% |
| 211 | Anguilla | 0.0% |
| 212 | Tuvalu | 0.0% |
| 213 | Saint Helena | 0.0% |
| 214 | Nauru | 0.0% |
| 215 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% |
| 216 | Tokelau | 0.0% |
Showing 216 of 216 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2015).
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