Nigeria vs Tajikistan: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Nigeria
61.4%
in 2015
Tajikistan
62.0%
in 2015
Nigeria rank
79th
Tajikistan rank
78th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- Nigeria
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 62.0% against 61.4% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 79th and Tajikistan ranks 78th of 217 countries.
Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.2% | 52.1% | 1.8% | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 59.7% | 62.4% | 2.7% | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 66.7% | 6.1% | Tajikistan |
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, Nigeria or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 62.0% against 61.4% in Nigeria as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between Nigeria and Tajikistan?
- 0.6%, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tajikistan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Nigeria and Tajikistan rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Nigeria ranks 79th and Tajikistan ranks 78th 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.