Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 8.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Indonesia, 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 Indonesia is 8.8%, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Indonesia peaked at 15.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2001.
Indonesia ranks 2nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.9% | — |
| 1991 | 10.9% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 11.0% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 11.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 11.1% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 11.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 15.0% | +49.1% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | -27.3% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -45.7% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +49.7% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -27.5% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +31.6% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -20.5% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +45.7% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | -37.5% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +39.6% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -28.2% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | +22.3% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +30.3% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +0.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 8.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 87.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 8.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 276.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 10.0% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.5% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 5.7% | 8.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More climate change data for Indonesia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.73 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 60,521 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 23,775 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 36,746 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.72 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,312 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 101,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 26,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 75,346 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 98.17 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Indonesia?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Indonesia was 8.8% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2001.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Indonesia ranks 2nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.