Sao Tome and Principe vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 28.0% against 27.5% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 139th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 137th of 217 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.8% | -98.5% | 133.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 61.0% | 13.9% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 28.2% | 3.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
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, Sao Tome and Principe or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 28.0% against 27.5% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between Sao Tome and Principe and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.5%, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 139th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 137th 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.