Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.0%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
151st
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1991
All-time low
0.0%
in 2015
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Puerto Rico, 1990–2015

00.0050.010.0150.021990200220151990: 0.018 %1991: 0.018 %1992: 0.016 %1993: 0.016 %1994: 0.016 %1995: 0.015 %1996: 0.015 %1997: 0.015 %1998: 0.015 %1999: 0.016 %2000: 0.016 %2001: 0.016 %2002: 0.015 %2003: 0.015 %2004: 0.014 %2005: 0.014 %2006: 0.014 %2007: 0.014 %2008: 0.014 %2009: 0.014 %2010: 0.014 %2011: 0.014 %2012: 0.014 %2013: 0.014 %2014: 0.014 %2015: 0.014 %

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 Puerto Rico is 0.0%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.

Puerto Rico ranks 151st of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Puerto Rico, 1990 to 2015.
Year % Change
1990 0.0%
1991 0.0% +0.9%
1992 0.0% -11.5%
1993 0.0% +0.9%
1994 0.0% +0.8%
1995 0.0% -6.6%
1996 0.0% +3.1%
1997 0.0% -4.3%
1998 0.0% +3.3%
1999 0.0% +2.1%
2000 0.0% +1.7%
2001 0.0% +2.5%
2002 0.0% -6.5%
2003 0.0% +0.6%
2004 0.0% -7.3%
2005 0.0% -1.2%
2006 0.0% -0.3%
2007 0.0% +1.6%
2008 0.0% -0.5%
2009 0.0% -2.4%
2010 0.0% +1.8%
2011 0.0% +2.7%
2012 0.0% +0.5%
2013 0.0% -1.7%
2014 0.0% -0.4%
2015 0.0% -4.3%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 18% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 19% of the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 Puerto Rico

  1. 148 Armenia 0.0% compare
  2. 149 Moldova 0.0% compare
  3. 150 Gabon 0.0% compare
  4. 152 North Macedonia 0.0% compare
  5. 153 Cyprus 0.0% compare
  6. 154 Jamaica 0.0% compare

See the full ranking of 217 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Puerto Rico?
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
How does Puerto Rico rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
Puerto Rico ranks 151st out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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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Indicator
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food
Unit
%
Source
Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
217 places, 5,642 data points, 1990–2015
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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.