Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Central African Republic, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 0.1% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in 2015.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Central African Republic peaked at 0.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
That places Central African Republic 103rd out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +20.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -19.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 69% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
More climate change data for Central African Republic
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.19 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,396 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,441 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,956 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 319.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 167.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 51.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 115.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1947 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Central African Republic?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Central African Republic was 0.1% 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 Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Central African Republic rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Central African Republic ranks 103rd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.