Mongolia vs Samoa: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Mongolia
66.7%
in 2015
Samoa
67.0%
in 2015
Mongolia rank
72nd
Samoa rank
71st
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- Mongolia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 67.0% against 66.7% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 72nd and Samoa ranks 71st of 217 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.1% | -10.4% | 86.5% | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 12.2% | 52.5% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 33.5% | 23.6% | Mongolia |
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, Mongolia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 67.0% against 66.7% in Mongolia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between Mongolia and Samoa?
- 0.3%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Samoa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Mongolia and Samoa rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Mongolia ranks 72nd and Samoa ranks 71st 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.