China, mainland vs India: Rice — Emissions intensity

China, mainland
0.902 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
India
0.7945 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
China, mainland rank
104th
India rank
107th

Rice — Emissions intensity over time

  • China, mainland
  • India
11.522.5196119922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 0.902 kg CO2eq/kg against 0.7945 kg CO2eq/kg in India, a difference of 0.1075 kg CO2eq/kg.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China, mainland ahead.

China, mainland ranks 104th and India ranks 107th of 127 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 2 and India in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland India Difference Ahead
1960s 1.9 kg CO2eq/kg 2.14 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2314 kg CO2eq/kg India
1970s 1.52 kg CO2eq/kg 1.85 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3306 kg CO2eq/kg India
1980s 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg 1.49 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3247 kg CO2eq/kg India
1990s 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1591 kg CO2eq/kg India
2000s 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg 1.09 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0608 kg CO2eq/kg India
2010s 0.9654 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9183 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0471 kg CO2eq/kg China, mainland
2020s 0.9064 kg CO2eq/kg 0.8146 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0918 kg CO2eq/kg China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — emissions intensity, China, mainland or India?
China, mainland, at 0.902 kg CO2eq/kg against 0.7945 kg CO2eq/kg in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — emissions intensity between China, mainland and India?
0.1075 kg CO2eq/kg, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and India rank globally for rice — emissions intensity?
China, mainland ranks 104th and India ranks 107th of 127 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.