Cook Islands vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Cook Islands
27.8%
in 2015
Sao Tome and Principe
27.5%
in 2015
Cook Islands rank
138th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
139th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- Cook Islands
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 27.8% against 27.5% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 138th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 139th of 217 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -275.4% | 34.8% | 310.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 62.9% | 47.1% | 15.8% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 31.8% | 0.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
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, Cook Islands or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Cook Islands, at 27.8% against 27.5% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between Cook Islands and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.3%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Cook Islands and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Cook Islands ranks 138th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 139th 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.