Marshall Islands vs Northern Mariana Islands: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Marshall Islands
98.6%
in 2015
Northern Mariana Islands
99.4%
in 2015
Marshall Islands rank
20th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
18th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- Marshall Islands
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 99.4% against 98.6% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 20th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 18th of 217 countries.
Northern Mariana Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.0% | 99.8% | 0.9% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 100.0% | 1.3% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 99.4% | 0.8% | Northern Mariana Islands |
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, Marshall Islands or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Northern Mariana Islands, at 99.4% against 98.6% in Marshall Islands as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between Marshall Islands and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 0.8%, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Marshall Islands and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Marshall Islands ranks 20th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 18th 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.