India vs Indonesia: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food
India
6.3%
in 2015
Indonesia
8.8%
in 2015
India rank
5th
Indonesia rank
2nd
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 8.8% against 6.3% in India, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times India's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.
India ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 2nd of 217 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 11.2% | 6.1% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 7.2% | 1.7% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 7.3% | 1.1% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food, India or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 8.8% against 6.3% in India as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food between India and Indonesia?
- 2.5%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- India ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 2nd 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.