Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food
Afghanistan
0.1%
in 2015
Sri Lanka
0.1%
in 2015
Afghanistan rank
95th
Sri Lanka rank
97th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food over time
- Afghanistan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 95th and Sri Lanka ranks 97th of 217 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food, Afghanistan or Sri Lanka?
- Afghanistan, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sri Lanka?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Afghanistan and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Afghanistan ranks 95th and Sri Lanka ranks 97th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 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.