Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 9.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in New Caledonia, 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 New Caledonia stood at 9.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in New Caledonia peaked at 23.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2010.
That places New Caledonia 211th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.3% | — |
| 1991 | 19.5% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 20.8% | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 21.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 23.0% | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 23.2% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 21.3% | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 23.3% | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 20.5% | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 20.3% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | -18.3% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -24.8% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +0.9% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 9.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 37% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 9.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.6%, 17% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 19.5% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 10.5% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More climate change data for New Caledonia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.12 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 354.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 94.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 260.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.3567 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 6.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0252 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in New Caledonia?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in New Caledonia was 9.0% 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 New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2010.
- How does New Caledonia rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- New Caledonia ranks 211th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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.