Ecuador vs Kenya: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food
Ecuador
0.3%
in 2015
Kenya
0.3%
in 2015
Ecuador rank
51st
Kenya rank
49th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food over time
- Ecuador
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Ecuador ranks 51st and Kenya ranks 49th of 217 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food, Ecuador or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Ecuador as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food between Ecuador and Kenya?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Kenya?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Ecuador and Kenya rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Ecuador ranks 51st and Kenya ranks 49th 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.