Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Guinea-Bissau, 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 Guinea-Bissau is 0.0%, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.
That places Guinea-Bissau 147th 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 15% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 18% of the median. (46 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 Guinea-Bissau
More climate change data for Guinea-Bissau
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.69 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 527.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 932.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 232.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1541 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 147th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.