Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 75.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico stood at 75.1%.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Puerto Rico peaked at 107.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 1999.
Puerto Rico ranks 60th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.4% | 64.7% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 64.7% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 75.1% | 107.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More climate change data for Puerto Rico
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 3.18 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Urban population 3.00 million (2025)
- Urban population 94.3% (2025)
- Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 4.82 (2024)
- Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- Emissions-weighted carbon price in emissions trading systems 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- Carbon price vs. share of global CO₂ emissions covered 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Puerto Rico?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Puerto Rico was 75.1% 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 107.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 1999.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Puerto Rico ranks 60th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.