Greenland vs Samoa: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food
Greenland
0.0%
in 2015
Samoa
0.0%
in 2015
Greenland rank
181st
Samoa rank
178th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food over time
- Greenland
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Greenland, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Samoa ahead.
Greenland ranks 181st and Samoa ranks 178th of 217 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food, Greenland or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Greenland as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food between Greenland and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Samoa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Greenland and Samoa rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Greenland ranks 181st and Samoa ranks 178th 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.