Malawi vs Tanzania: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Malawi
92.8%
in 2015
Tanzania
93.6%
in 2015
Malawi rank
28th
Tanzania rank
26th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- Malawi
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 93.6% against 92.8% in Malawi, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 28th and Tanzania ranks 26th of 217 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.2% | 98.5% | 0.7% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 100.7% | 96.6% | 4.1% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 94.3% | 0.2% | Malawi |
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, Malawi or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 93.6% against 92.8% in Malawi as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between Malawi and Tanzania?
- 0.8%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Malawi ranks 28th and Tanzania ranks 26th 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.