Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 31.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Tunisia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 31.6% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Tunisia peaked at 35.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2004.
Tunisia ranks 128th of 217 countries on this measure, 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 | 33.7% | 32.3% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 30.2% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 31.2% | 31.8% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Tunisia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 12.35 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Urban population 8.73 million (2025)
- Urban population 70.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.66 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.07 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.66 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.66 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Tunisia?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Tunisia was 31.6% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2004.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Tunisia ranks 128th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.