Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 12.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Seychelles, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Seychelles is 12.0%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Seychelles peaked at 18.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2009.
That places Seychelles 201st 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.1% | — |
| 1991 | 15.0% | -16.9% |
| 1992 | 16.3% | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 16.5% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 16.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 17.6% | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 17.4% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 17.0% | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 16.5% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 16.3% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | -16.1% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | -0.3% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 12.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 49% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 12.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.4%, 15% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.7% | 15.0% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 10.2% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 10.4% | 12.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More climate change data for Seychelles
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 91,000 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0411 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.1363 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.5035 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.5035 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0019 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.5035 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Seychelles?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Seychelles was 12.0% 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2009.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Seychelles ranks 201st out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.