Burundi vs Uruguay: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Burundi
107.0%
in 2015
Uruguay
107.4%
in 2015
Burundi rank
7th
Uruguay rank
6th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- Burundi
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 107.4% against 107.0% in Burundi, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.
Burundi ranks 7th and Uruguay ranks 6th of 217 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.4% | 358.3% | 271.9% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 129.8% | 167.1% | 37.3% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 118.4% | 116.9% | 1.5% | Burundi |
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, Burundi or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 107.4% against 107.0% in Burundi as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between Burundi and Uruguay?
- 0.4%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Uruguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Burundi and Uruguay rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Burundi ranks 7th and Uruguay ranks 6th 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.