Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 93.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Tuvalu, 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 Tuvalu is 93.6%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Tuvalu peaked at 215.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 93.6%, in 2015.
Tuvalu ranks 27th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 125.2% | 122.8% | 129.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 149.4% | 107.0% | 215.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.6% | 93.6% | 200.3% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Tuvalu
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -1.6% (2025)
- Population, total 9,492 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Urban population 6,212 (2025)
- Urban population 65.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.18 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 297,180 tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.18 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.18 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Tuvalu?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Tuvalu was 93.6% 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 215.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.6% in 2015.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Tuvalu ranks 27th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.