Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Togo
Togo: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 70.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Togo, 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 Togo is 70.3%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Togo peaked at 87.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 69.8%, in 2009.
That places Togo 64th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.3% | 79.1% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.9% | 69.8% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 70.3% | 71.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 61 Peru 73.0% compare
- 62 Mozambique 72.7% compare
- 63 Central African Republic 72.3% compare
- 65 Guatemala 70.1% compare
- 66 Benin 69.6% compare
- 67 Western Sahara 68.9% compare
More climate change data for Togo
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Population, total 8.59 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.5% (2025)
- Urban population 3.81 million (2025)
- Urban population 44.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.3276 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 76.63 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.3276 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.3276 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Togo?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Togo was 70.3% 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.8% in 2009.
- How does Togo rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Togo ranks 64th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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.