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.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 89.2% | — |
| 1991 | 88.6% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 87.4% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 83.3% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 83.8% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 88.6% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 87.4% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 89.5% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 90.8% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 90.4% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 91.4% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 90.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 89.2% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 131.9% | +47.9% |
| 2007 | 129.8% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 130.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 130.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 125.1% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | -31.0% |
| 2012 | 84.2% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 82.7% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 83.4% | +0.8% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 83.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.2%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 83.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.9%, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +47.9% | 89.2% | 131.9% |
| 2011 | -31.0% | 125.1% | 86.3% |
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
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5735 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.2559 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4786 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7156 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 97.47 % change on previous year (2025)
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.