Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Reunion

Reunion: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.0%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
170th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2012
All-time low
0.0%
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

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

00.0010.0020.0031990200220151990: 0.001 %1991: 0.001 %1992: 0.001 %1993: 0.002 %1994: 0.002 %1995: 0.002 %1996: 0.002 %1997: 0.002 %1998: 0.002 %1999: 0.002 %2000: 0.002 %2001: 0.003 %2002: 0.003 %2003: 0.003 %2004: 0.003 %2005: 0.003 %2006: 0.003 %2007: 0.003 %2008: 0.003 %2009: 0.003 %2010: 0.003 %2011: 0.003 %2012: 0.003 %2013: 0.003 %2014: 0.003 %2015: 0.003 %

Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Reunion recorded 0.0% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in 2015.

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Reunion peaked at 0.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.

That places Reunion 170th 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 Reunion, year by year

Annual values for Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Reunion, 1990 to 2015.
Year % Change
1990 0.0%
1991 0.0% +12.3%
1992 0.0% +1.6%
1993 0.0% +8.2%
1994 0.0% +0.6%
1995 0.0% +12.7%
1996 0.0% +7.6%
1997 0.0% +2.4%
1998 0.0% +12.5%
1999 0.0% +7.2%
2000 0.0% +3.0%
2001 0.0% +35.3%
2002 0.0% -5.2%
2003 0.0% +4.1%
2004 0.0% +0.8%
2005 0.0% +0.6%
2006 0.0% -15.9%
2007 0.0% +2.1%
2008 0.0% +1.4%
2009 0.0% +2.4%
2010 0.0% -1.3%
2011 0.0% +13.1%
2012 0.0% +1.5%
2013 0.0% -15.6%
2014 0.0% +0.4%
2015 0.0% +3.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Reunion 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.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +35.3% 0.0% 0.0%

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 Reunion

  1. 167 Western Sahara 0.0% compare
  2. 168 Vanuatu 0.0% compare
  3. 169 Guadeloupe 0.0% compare
  4. 171 New Caledonia 0.0% compare
  5. 172 Comoros 0.0% compare
  6. 173 Malta 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Reunion?
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Reunion 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 Reunion?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Reunion?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
How does Reunion rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
Reunion ranks 170th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Reunion?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Reunion 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.