Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Taiwan

Taiwan: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.2%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
80th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1996
All-time low
0.2%
in 2009
Years of data
26
1990–2015

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

00.050.10.150.21990200220151990: 0.188 %1991: 0.19 %1992: 0.19 %1993: 0.194 %1994: 0.195 %1995: 0.194 %1996: 0.201 %1997: 0.185 %1998: 0.187 %1999: 0.188 %2000: 0.193 %2001: 0.197 %2002: 0.19 %2003: 0.195 %2004: 0.191 %2005: 0.194 %2006: 0.187 %2007: 0.184 %2008: 0.179 %2009: 0.169 %2010: 0.173 %2011: 0.182 %2012: 0.178 %2013: 0.177 %2014: 0.173 %2015: 0.169 %

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

Analysis

In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Taiwan stood at 0.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Taiwan peaked at 0.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2009.

Taiwan ranks 80th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Taiwan?
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Taiwan was 0.2% 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 Taiwan?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1996.
What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Taiwan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2009.
How does Taiwan rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
Taiwan ranks 80th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Taiwan?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Taiwan 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

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
Last refreshed

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.