Australia vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food
Australia
1.1%
in 2015
Democratic Republic of Congo
1.0%
in 2015
Australia rank
17th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
19th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food over time
- Australia
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 17th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th of 217 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food, Australia or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Australia, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food between Australia and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Australia and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Australia ranks 17th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th 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.