Australia vs India: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Australia
33.0%
in 2015
India
32.5%
in 2015
Australia rank
124th
India rank
126th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- Australia
- India
How they compare
Australia currently reports 33.0% against 32.5% in India, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
Australia ranks 124th and India ranks 126th of 217 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.9% | 54.7% | 16.8% | India |
| 2000s | 50.0% | 47.3% | 2.7% | Australia |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 34.9% | 4.0% | Australia |
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, Australia or India?
- Australia, at 33.0% against 32.5% in India as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between Australia and India?
- 0.5%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Australia and India rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Australia ranks 124th and India ranks 126th 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.