Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Macao
Macao: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 15.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Macao, 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 Macao stood at 15.4%.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Macao peaked at 15.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2004.
That places Macao 187th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.3% | 12.8% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 10.0% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 13.5% | 15.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 184 Bermuda 15.7% compare
- 185 Saint Helena 15.7% compare
- 186 Japan 15.5% compare
- 189 Iraq 14.9% compare
- 190 Kazakhstan 14.5% compare
More climate change data for Macao
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 685,900 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Urban population 685,900 (2025)
- Urban population 100.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.47 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 57.53 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.47 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.47 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Macao?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Macao was 15.4% 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 Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2004.
- How does Macao rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Macao ranks 187th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao 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.