Burkina Faso vs Papua New Guinea: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Burkina Faso
94.8%
in 2015
Papua New Guinea
96.2%
in 2015
Burkina Faso rank
25th
Papua New Guinea rank
22nd
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- Burkina Faso
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 96.2% against 94.8% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd of 217 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.9% | 89.0% | 3.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 96.7% | 91.2% | 5.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 90.7% | 4.8% | Burkina Faso |
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, Burkina Faso or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 96.2% against 94.8% in Burkina Faso as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd 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.