Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 83.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Bolivia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Bolivia is 83.4%, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Bolivia peaked at 131.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 82.7%, in 2014.
That places Bolivia 42nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.7% | 83.3% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 106.6% | 89.2% | 131.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 82.7% | 125.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 39 Wallis and Futuna 85.8% compare
- 40 Cameroon 84.4% compare
- 41 New Zealand 83.5% compare
- 43 Namibia 83.0% compare
- 44 Uganda 82.9% compare
- 45 Faroe Islands 82.4% compare
More climate change data for Bolivia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Population, total 12.58 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Urban population 9.00 million (2025)
- Urban population 71.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.31 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 641.18 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.31 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.31 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Bolivia?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Bolivia was 83.4% 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 131.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.7% in 2014.
- How does Bolivia rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Bolivia ranks 42nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.