Africa vs South Africa: Rice — Emissions intensity
Rice — Emissions intensity over time
- Africa
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 50.99 kg CO2eq/kg against 1.39 kg CO2eq/kg in Africa, a difference of 49.6 kg CO2eq/kg.
That makes South Africa's figure about 36.7 times Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 6th of 27 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.13 kg CO2eq/kg | 23.41 kg CO2eq/kg | 21.29 kg CO2eq/kg | South Africa |
| 1970s | 2 kg CO2eq/kg | 39.41 kg CO2eq/kg | 37.41 kg CO2eq/kg | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1.86 kg CO2eq/kg | 51.57 kg CO2eq/kg | 49.72 kg CO2eq/kg | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.64 kg CO2eq/kg | 50.65 kg CO2eq/kg | 49.01 kg CO2eq/kg | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.53 kg CO2eq/kg | 50.91 kg CO2eq/kg | 49.38 kg CO2eq/kg | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.39 kg CO2eq/kg | 51.89 kg CO2eq/kg | 50.51 kg CO2eq/kg | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.37 kg CO2eq/kg | 64.99 kg CO2eq/kg | 63.62 kg CO2eq/kg | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — emissions intensity, Africa or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 50.99 kg CO2eq/kg against 1.39 kg CO2eq/kg in Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — emissions intensity between Africa and South Africa?
- 49.6 kg CO2eq/kg, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and South Africa rank globally for rice — emissions intensity?
- Africa ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 6th of 27 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — Emissions intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.