El Salvador vs Ireland: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
El Salvador
48.6%
in 2015
Ireland
47.6%
in 2015
El Salvador rank
98th
Ireland rank
101st
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- El Salvador
- Ireland
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 48.6% against 47.6% in Ireland, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 98th and Ireland ranks 101st of 217 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.6% | 50.1% | 5.5% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 46.6% | 1.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 47.6% | 1.9% | El Salvador |
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, El Salvador or Ireland?
- El Salvador, at 48.6% against 47.6% in Ireland as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between El Salvador and Ireland?
- 1.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ireland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do El Salvador and Ireland rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- El Salvador ranks 98th and Ireland ranks 101st 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.