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.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.8% | — |
| 1991 | 15.9% | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 16.3% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 16.6% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 17.8% | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 16.1% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 20.8% | +19.6% |
| 1999 | 24.0% | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 24.6% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 23.5% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | -48.4% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +34.5% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | -0.5% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 14.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 59% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 14.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.9%, 27% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
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
- 188 Martinique 15.3% compare
- 189 Iraq 14.9% compare
- 190 Kazakhstan 14.5% compare
- 192 Turks and Caicos Islands 14.3% compare
- 193 Hong Kong 14.2% compare
- 194 Libya 13.9% compare
More climate change data for Cayman Islands
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4176 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8137 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.359 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population, per capita 1 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -243.2 % change on previous year (2025)
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.