Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Bermuda
Bermuda: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 15.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Bermuda, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bermuda recorded 15.7% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Bermuda peaked at 20.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1990.
That places Bermuda 184th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.1% | — |
| 1991 | 12.5% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 14.5% | +16.5% |
| 1993 | 13.5% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 13.8% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 14.0% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 13.8% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 16.3% | +17.5% |
| 1999 | 19.0% | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | -3.3% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 15.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 64% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.3% | 12.1% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 16.8% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.2% | 16.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
More climate change data for Bermuda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13,612 kg (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0795 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0795 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0003 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0795 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0795 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0003 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0002 kt (2023)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0 kt (2023)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Bermuda?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Bermuda was 15.7% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1990.
- How does Bermuda rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Bermuda ranks 184th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bermuda data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.