Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- Singapore
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 10.0% against 9.3% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Singapore ranks 207th and United Arab Emirates ranks 210th of 217 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 8.6% | 0.3% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 9.0% | 0.8% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 9.0% | 0.7% | Singapore |
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, Singapore or United Arab Emirates?
- Singapore, at 10.0% against 9.3% in United Arab Emirates as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.7%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Singapore and United Arab Emirates rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Singapore ranks 207th and United Arab Emirates ranks 210th 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.