Lesotho vs Mongolia: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Lesotho
65.0%
in 2015
Mongolia
66.7%
in 2015
Lesotho rank
75th
Mongolia rank
72nd
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- Lesotho
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 66.7% against 65.0% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 75th and Mongolia ranks 72nd of 217 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.9% | 76.1% | 5.8% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 64.7% | 10.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 57.1% | 13.4% | Lesotho |
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, Lesotho or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 66.7% against 65.0% in Lesotho as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between Lesotho and Mongolia?
- 1.7%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mongolia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Lesotho and Mongolia rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Lesotho ranks 75th and Mongolia ranks 72nd 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.