China, Hong Kong SAR vs South Africa: Rice — Emissions intensity

China, Hong Kong SAR
11,971 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
South Africa
50.99 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
China, Hong Kong SAR rank
1st
South Africa rank
6th

Rice — Emissions intensity over time

  • China, Hong Kong SAR
  • South Africa
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922023

How they compare

China, Hong Kong SAR currently reports 11,971 kg CO2eq/kg against 50.99 kg CO2eq/kg in South Africa, a difference of 11,920 kg CO2eq/kg.

That makes China, Hong Kong SAR's figure about 234.8 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 6th of 114 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China, Hong Kong SAR averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, Hong Kong SAR South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 2.85 kg CO2eq/kg 23.41 kg CO2eq/kg 20.56 kg CO2eq/kg South Africa
1970s 2.77 kg CO2eq/kg 39.41 kg CO2eq/kg 36.64 kg CO2eq/kg South Africa
1980s 2.72 kg CO2eq/kg 51.57 kg CO2eq/kg 48.86 kg CO2eq/kg South Africa
1990s 0.7 kg CO2eq/kg 54.57 kg CO2eq/kg 53.87 kg CO2eq/kg South Africa
2000s 33,345 kg CO2eq/kg 50.81 kg CO2eq/kg 33,294 kg CO2eq/kg China, Hong Kong SAR
2010s 23,438 kg CO2eq/kg 51.89 kg CO2eq/kg 23,386 kg CO2eq/kg China, Hong Kong SAR
2020s 12,795 kg CO2eq/kg 64.99 kg CO2eq/kg 12,730 kg CO2eq/kg China, Hong Kong SAR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — emissions intensity, China, Hong Kong SAR or South Africa?
China, Hong Kong SAR, at 11,971 kg CO2eq/kg against 50.99 kg CO2eq/kg in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — emissions intensity between China, Hong Kong SAR and South Africa?
11,920 kg CO2eq/kg, with China, Hong Kong SAR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, Hong Kong SAR and South Africa?
56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, Hong Kong SAR and South Africa rank globally for rice — emissions intensity?
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 6th of 114 countries.
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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Indicator
Rice — Emissions intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
159 places, 9,188 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.