Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 82.4% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Faroe Islands, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Faroe Islands stood at 82.4%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Faroe Islands peaked at 83.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 2010.
Faroe Islands ranks 45th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 82.5% | — |
| 1991 | 82.6% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 82.9% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 83.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 83.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 83.2% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 83.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 83.2% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 83.2% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 83.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 83.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 83.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 82.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 82.2% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 82.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 82.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 82.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.4% | +0.1% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 82.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 3.4× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 82.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.7%, 2.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.0% | 82.5% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 82.1% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 82.1% | 82.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More climate change data for Faroe Islands
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 416,623 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 23.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0324 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.8547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0087 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.31 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Faroe Islands?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Faroe Islands was 82.4% 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 Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 2010.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Faroe Islands ranks 45th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Faroe 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.