Cuba vs Laos: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food
Cuba
0.1%
in 2015
Laos
0.1%
in 2015
Cuba rank
96th
Laos rank
98th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food over time
- Cuba
- Laos
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Laos, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Laos ahead.
Cuba ranks 96th and Laos ranks 98th of 217 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food, Cuba or Laos?
- Cuba, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Laos as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food between Cuba and Laos?
- 0.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Laos?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Cuba and Laos rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Cuba ranks 96th and Laos ranks 98th 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.