Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Taiwan
Taiwan: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 10.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Taiwan, 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 Taiwan stood at 10.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Taiwan peaked at 21.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2010.
Taiwan ranks 206th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.3% | 13.4% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.3% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 10.1% | 10.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More climate change data for Taiwan
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 11.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 10.09 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 11.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 11.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.7% (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 11.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions 0.5% (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions 0.7% (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region 10.09 billion tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Taiwan?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Taiwan was 10.3% 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 Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2010.
- How does Taiwan rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Taiwan ranks 206th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Taiwan 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.