Grenada vs Jamaica: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Grenada
22.4%
in 2015
Jamaica
22.9%
in 2015
Grenada rank
160th
Jamaica rank
159th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- Grenada
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 22.9% against 22.4% in Grenada, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Grenada ahead.
Grenada ranks 160th and Jamaica ranks 159th of 217 countries.
Grenada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Grenada | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.7% | 23.7% | 12.0% | Grenada |
| 2000s | 154.4% | 20.8% | 133.6% | Grenada |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 23.5% | 28.1% | Grenada |
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, Grenada or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 22.9% against 22.4% in Grenada as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between Grenada and Jamaica?
- 0.5%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Jamaica?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Grenada and Jamaica rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Grenada ranks 160th and Jamaica ranks 159th 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.