Afghanistan vs Nauru: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Afghanistan
63.6%
in 2015
Nauru
63.8%
in 2015
Afghanistan rank
77th
Nauru rank
76th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- Afghanistan
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 63.8% against 63.6% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 77th and Nauru ranks 76th of 217 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.2% | 64.6% | 21.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 62.4% | 26.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 63.1% | 2.1% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food, Afghanistan or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 63.8% against 63.6% in Afghanistan as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between Afghanistan and Nauru?
- 0.2%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nauru?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Afghanistan and Nauru rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Afghanistan ranks 77th and Nauru ranks 76th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.