India vs Southern Asia: Rice — Emissions (CO2eq)

India
164,236 kt
in 2023
Southern Asia
222,442 kt
in 2023
India rank
3rd
Southern Asia rank
4th

Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • India
  • Southern Asia
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922023

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 222,442 kt against 164,236 kt in India, a difference of 58,206 kt.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 1.4 times India's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

India ranks 3rd and Southern Asia ranks 4th of 150 countries.

Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 114,334 kt 156,048 kt 41,714 kt Southern Asia
1970s 123,500 kt 169,132 kt 45,633 kt Southern Asia
1980s 131,770 kt 179,982 kt 48,212 kt Southern Asia
1990s 142,468 kt 190,972 kt 48,504 kt Southern Asia
2000s 144,767 kt 196,040 kt 51,273 kt Southern Asia
2010s 148,435 kt 201,910 kt 53,475 kt Southern Asia
2020s 160,968 kt 218,014 kt 57,046 kt Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — emissions (co2eq), India or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 222,442 kt against 164,236 kt in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — emissions (co2eq) between India and Southern Asia?
58,206 kt, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Southern Asia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Southern Asia rank globally for rice — emissions (co2eq)?
India ranks 3rd and Southern Asia ranks 4th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
183 places, 10,521 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.