Sierra Leone vs Venezuela: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Sierra Leone
49.1%
in 2015
Venezuela
48.1%
in 2015
Sierra Leone rank
97th
Venezuela rank
99th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- Sierra Leone
- Venezuela
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 49.1% against 48.1% in Venezuela, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 97th and Venezuela ranks 99th of 217 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.6% | 62.0% | 25.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 86.8% | 50.9% | 35.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 43.9% | 6.4% | Sierra Leone |
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, Sierra Leone or Venezuela?
- Sierra Leone, at 49.1% against 48.1% in Venezuela as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between Sierra Leone and Venezuela?
- 1.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Venezuela?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Sierra Leone and Venezuela rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Sierra Leone ranks 97th and Venezuela ranks 99th 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.