Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 45.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 45.3% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 97.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 2008.
That places Equatorial Guinea 105th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 97.9% | — |
| 1991 | 97.6% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 49.9% | -48.9% |
| 1995 | 51.0% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 45.8% | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 43.2% | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 43.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 44.5% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 39.3% | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 44.6% | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 39.3% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 38.5% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 39.3% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 36.8% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 36.8% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 35.4% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 43.1% | +22.9% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 43.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | +3.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 45.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 45.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.4%, 56% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -48.9% | 97.8% | 49.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.5% | 43.2% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 34.5% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 35.0% | 45.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More climate change data for Equatorial Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 300,667 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 25.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0402 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5221 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0063 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Equatorial Guinea was 45.3% 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 2008.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 105th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.