Senegal vs Uganda: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Senegal
82.0%
in 2015
Uganda
82.9%
in 2015
Senegal rank
46th
Uganda rank
44th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- Senegal
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 82.9% against 82.0% in Senegal, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 44th of 217 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.5% | 87.2% | 0.7% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 82.3% | 85.4% | 3.1% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 83.4% | 2.2% | Uganda |
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, Senegal or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 82.9% against 82.0% in Senegal as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between Senegal and Uganda?
- 0.9%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Uganda?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Senegal and Uganda rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Senegal ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 44th 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.