Hong Kong vs Kazakhstan: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Hong Kong
14.2%
in 2015
Kazakhstan
14.5%
in 2015
Hong Kong rank
193rd
Kazakhstan rank
190th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- Hong Kong
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 14.5% against 14.2% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 193rd and Kazakhstan ranks 190th of 217 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.6% | 20.8% | 7.3% | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 19.3% | 5.4% | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 14.2% | 0.5% | Kazakhstan |
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, Hong Kong or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 14.5% against 14.2% in Hong Kong as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between Hong Kong and Kazakhstan?
- 0.3%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Kazakhstan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Hong Kong and Kazakhstan rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Hong Kong ranks 193rd and Kazakhstan ranks 190th 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.