Ecuador vs Uganda: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food
Ecuador
0.3%
in 2015
Uganda
0.3%
in 2015
Ecuador rank
51st
Uganda rank
48th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food over time
- Ecuador
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 51st and Uganda ranks 48th of 217 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
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 Uganda?
- Uganda, 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 Uganda?
- 0.0%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uganda?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Ecuador and Uganda rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Ecuador ranks 51st and Uganda ranks 48th 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.