Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems was 6.03 million tonnes CO₂e in 2015. ▲ Rising
Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes CO₂e.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 6.03 million tonnes CO₂e for greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 6.25 million tonnes CO₂e in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.45 million tonnes CO₂e, in 1990.
That places Equatorial Guinea 139th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.75 million tonnes CO₂e | 5.45 million tonnes CO₂e | 6.08 million tonnes CO₂e | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.08 million tonnes CO₂e | 5.91 million tonnes CO₂e | 6.25 million tonnes CO₂e | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.09 million tonnes CO₂e | 6.01 million tonnes CO₂e | 6.24 million tonnes CO₂e | 6 |
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More climate change data for Equatorial Guinea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 1.94 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.7% (2025)
- Urban population 1.39 million (2025)
- Urban population 71.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.7 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 163.38 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.7 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.7 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Equatorial Guinea?
- Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Equatorial Guinea was 6.03 million tonnes CO₂e in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions from food systems recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.25 million tonnes CO₂e in 2008.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions from food systems recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.45 million tonnes CO₂e in 1990.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for greenhouse gas emissions from food systems?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 139th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions from food systems rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.