Cameroon vs Thailand: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food
Cameroon
0.8%
in 2015
Thailand
0.9%
in 2015
Cameroon rank
27th
Thailand rank
25th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food over time
- Cameroon
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 25th of 217 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food, Cameroon or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Cameroon as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food between Cameroon and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Thailand?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Cameroon and Thailand rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Cameroon ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 25th 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.