Equatorial Guinea vs North Korea: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Equatorial Guinea
45.3%
in 2015
North Korea
45.0%
in 2015
Equatorial Guinea rank
105th
North Korea rank
107th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- North Korea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 45.3% against 45.0% in North Korea, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 105th and North Korea ranks 107th of 217 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.5% | 23.0% | 44.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 26.9% | 12.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 40.5% | 0.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
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, Equatorial Guinea or North Korea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 45.3% against 45.0% in North Korea as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between Equatorial Guinea and North Korea?
- 0.3%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and North Korea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and North Korea rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 105th and North Korea ranks 107th 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.