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
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Puerto Rico, 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 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
| 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
| 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 Puerto Rico
More climate change data for Puerto Rico
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.50 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,291 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 329.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 961.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0524 kt (2050)
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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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.