Peru vs Zimbabwe: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Peru
73.0%
in 2015
Zimbabwe
78.0%
in 2015
Peru rank
61st
Zimbabwe rank
59th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- Peru
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 78.0% against 73.0% in Peru, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 61st and Zimbabwe ranks 59th of 217 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 124.8% | 76.0% | 48.8% | Peru |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 82.5% | 3.2% | Peru |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 79.9% | 5.4% | Zimbabwe |
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, Peru or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 78.0% against 73.0% in Peru as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between Peru and Zimbabwe?
- 5.0%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Zimbabwe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Peru and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Peru ranks 61st and Zimbabwe ranks 59th 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.