Guinea vs Mauritania: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Guinea
89.6%
in 2015
Mauritania
90.2%
in 2015
Guinea rank
33rd
Mauritania rank
32nd
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- Guinea
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 90.2% against 89.6% in Guinea, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 33rd and Mauritania ranks 32nd of 217 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.5% | 76.9% | 15.6% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 76.2% | 15.7% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 88.5% | 2.1% | 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, Guinea or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 90.2% against 89.6% in Guinea as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between Guinea and Mauritania?
- 0.6%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mauritania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Guinea and Mauritania rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Guinea ranks 33rd and Mauritania ranks 32nd 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.