Namibia vs Senegal: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Namibia
83.0%
in 2015
Senegal
82.0%
in 2015
Namibia rank
43rd
Senegal rank
46th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- Namibia
- Senegal
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 83.0% against 82.0% in Senegal, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 43rd and Senegal ranks 46th of 217 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.5% | 86.5% | 3.0% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 87.6% | 82.3% | 5.3% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 81.3% | 3.0% | Namibia |
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, Namibia or Senegal?
- Namibia, at 83.0% against 82.0% in Senegal as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between Namibia and Senegal?
- 1.0%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Senegal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Namibia and Senegal rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Namibia ranks 43rd and Senegal ranks 46th 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.