Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Haiti
Haiti: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 47.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Haiti, 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 Haiti stood at 47.7%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Haiti peaked at 76.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 2015.
Haiti ranks 100th of 217 countries on this measure, 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 Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.6% | — |
| 1991 | 69.4% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 72.9% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 72.0% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 76.4% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 69.3% | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 67.5% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 68.2% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 68.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 67.9% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 70.6% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 69.3% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 69.7% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 68.1% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 54.2% | -20.5% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 51.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 51.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 50.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 48.3% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 47.7% | -1.3% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 47.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.2%, 70% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 47.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.9%, 90% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.0% | 67.5% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 51.5% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 47.7% | 51.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More climate change data for Haiti
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.86 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,129 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,687 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,441 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 158.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 428.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 119.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 308.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.4516 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Haiti?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Haiti was 47.7% 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 2015.
- How does Haiti rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Haiti ranks 100th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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.