Laos vs Tonga: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Laos
49.3%
in 2015
Tonga
50.9%
in 2015
Laos rank
96th
Tonga rank
94th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- Laos
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 50.9% against 49.3% in Laos, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 96th and Tonga ranks 94th of 217 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 186.3% | 54.7% | 131.6% | Laos |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 10.7% | 49.1% | Laos |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 26.6% | 22.1% | Laos |
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, Laos or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 50.9% against 49.3% in Laos as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between Laos and Tonga?
- 1.6%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Tonga?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Laos and Tonga rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Laos ranks 96th and Tonga ranks 94th 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.