Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in French Polynesia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in French Polynesia is 0.0%, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in French Polynesia peaked at 0.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
That places French Polynesia 182nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom 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 French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -20.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +27.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +27.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -30.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 3% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in French Polynesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -30.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2012 | +27.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2011 | +27.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 French Polynesia
More climate change data for French Polynesia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 480,465 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 66.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 49.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0635 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0101 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in French Polynesia?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in French Polynesia 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 French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does French Polynesia rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- French Polynesia ranks 182nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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.