Papua New Guinea vs United Kingdom: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food
Papua New Guinea
0.6%
in 2015
United Kingdom
0.6%
in 2015
Papua New Guinea rank
36th
United Kingdom rank
37th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food over time
- Papua New Guinea
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 36th and United Kingdom ranks 37th of 217 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.3% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food, Papua New Guinea or United Kingdom?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.6% against 0.6% in United Kingdom as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food between Papua New Guinea and United Kingdom?
- 0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United Kingdom?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Papua New Guinea and United Kingdom rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 36th and United Kingdom ranks 37th 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.