Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Chile
Chile: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Chile, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Chile stood at 0.2%.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Chile peaked at 0.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
Chile ranks 77th of 217 countries on this measure, 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 Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +28.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +9.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 2.4× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 2.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Chile 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 | +28.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More climate change data for Chile
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 306.17 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,030 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,258 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,772 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 384.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,205 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 189.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Chile?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Chile was 0.2% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Chile ranks 77th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.