Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 14.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Cayman Islands, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 14.4% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Cayman Islands peaked at 24.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2006.
That places Cayman Islands 191st out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 15.9% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 11.6% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 12.0% | 16.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 189 Iraq 14.9% compare
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More climate change data for Cayman Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Population, total 75,844 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Urban population 75,844 (2025)
- Urban population 100.0% (2025)
- Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 5 (2024)
- Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP 80,997 international-$ in 2021 prices (2024)
- Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP 6.03 billion international-$ in 2021 prices (2024)
- Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region 820.08 tonnes (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Cayman Islands?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Cayman Islands was 14.4% 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 Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2006.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Cayman Islands ranks 191st out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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.