Burkina Faso vs Tanzania: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Burkina Faso
94.8%
in 2015
Tanzania
93.6%
in 2015
Burkina Faso rank
25th
Tanzania rank
26th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- Burkina Faso
- Tanzania
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 94.8% against 93.6% in Tanzania, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tanzania ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Tanzania ranks 26th of 217 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.9% | 98.5% | 5.6% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 96.7% | 96.6% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 94.3% | 1.2% | 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 Tanzania?
- Burkina Faso, at 94.8% against 93.6% in Tanzania as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
- 1.2%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Burkina Faso and Tanzania rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Tanzania ranks 26th 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.