Papua New Guinea vs Somalia: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Papua New Guinea
96.2%
in 2015
Somalia
97.9%
in 2015
Papua New Guinea rank
22nd
Somalia rank
21st
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 97.9% against 96.2% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd and Somalia ranks 21st of 217 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.0% | 97.6% | 8.6% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 91.2% | 93.3% | 2.1% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 97.4% | 6.7% | Somalia |
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, Papua New Guinea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 97.9% against 96.2% in Papua New Guinea as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
- 1.7%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Somalia rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd and Somalia ranks 21st 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.