Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 87.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Guinea-Bissau, 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 Guinea-Bissau stood at 87.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 92.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2004.
That places Guinea-Bissau 38th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 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 | 91.9% | 90.7% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.3% | 72.7% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 85.5% | 88.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More climate change data for Guinea-Bissau
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Population, total 2.25 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Urban population 1.05 million (2025)
- Urban population 46.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1554 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 8.29 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1554 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.1554 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Guinea-Bissau was 87.5% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2004.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 38th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.