Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 68.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Western Sahara, 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 Western Sahara stood at 68.9%.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Western Sahara peaked at 76.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 2012.
That places Western Sahara 67th 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 | 75.2% | 73.4% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.1% | 68.3% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 64.4% | 69.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
More climate change data for Western Sahara
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Emissions-weighted carbon price in emissions trading systems 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- Carbon price vs. share of global CO₂ emissions covered 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region 83.02 tonnes (2022)
- emissions of air pollutants 2,044 tonnes (2022)
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources 0 terawatt-hours (2009)
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources 0.0% (2009)
- Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires 0 tonnes (2026)
- Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price 0.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Western Sahara?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Western Sahara was 68.9% 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 Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 2012.
- How does Western Sahara rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Western Sahara ranks 67th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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.