Kenya vs New Zealand: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food
Kenya
0.3%
in 2015
New Zealand
0.3%
in 2015
Kenya rank
49th
New Zealand rank
52nd
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food over time
- Kenya
- New Zealand
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 49th and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 217 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 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, Kenya or New Zealand?
- Kenya, at 0.3% against 0.3% in New Zealand as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food between Kenya and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and New Zealand?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Kenya and New Zealand rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Kenya ranks 49th and New Zealand ranks 52nd 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.