Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Faroe Islands, 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 Faroe Islands stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.
Faroe Islands ranks 202nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 0% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 0% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More climate change data for Faroe Islands
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 416,623 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 23.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0324 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.8547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0087 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.31 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Faroe Islands?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Faroe Islands was 0.0% 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 Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Faroe Islands ranks 202nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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.