Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Bolivia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 0.7% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Bolivia peaked at 1.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1997.
That places Bolivia 34th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6% | — |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +54.4% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -38.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 4.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 9.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +54.4% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| 2011 | -38.5% | 1.2% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More climate change data for Bolivia
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5735 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.2559 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4786 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7156 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 97.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Bolivia?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Bolivia was 0.7% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1997.
- How does Bolivia rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Bolivia ranks 34th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 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.