Eastern Africa vs Melanesia: Rice — Emissions intensity
Rice — Emissions intensity over time
- Eastern Africa
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 1.91 kg CO2eq/kg against 1.82 kg CO2eq/kg in Eastern Africa, a difference of 0.09 kg CO2eq/kg.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Eastern Africa ahead.
Eastern Africa ranks 6th and Melanesia ranks 5th of 27 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eastern Africa averaged higher in 5 and Melanesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.87 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.36 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.5033 kg CO2eq/kg | Eastern Africa |
| 1970s | 2.79 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.13 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.6609 kg CO2eq/kg | Eastern Africa |
| 1980s | 2.79 kg CO2eq/kg | 2 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.7899 kg CO2eq/kg | Eastern Africa |
| 1990s | 2.47 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.17 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.2906 kg CO2eq/kg | Eastern Africa |
| 2000s | 2.14 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.85 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.2914 kg CO2eq/kg | Eastern Africa |
| 2010s | 1.69 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.03 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.3466 kg CO2eq/kg | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 1.68 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.75 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.0688 kg CO2eq/kg | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — emissions intensity, Eastern Africa or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 1.91 kg CO2eq/kg against 1.82 kg CO2eq/kg in Eastern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — emissions intensity between Eastern Africa and Melanesia?
- 0.09 kg CO2eq/kg, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Melanesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Eastern Africa and Melanesia rank globally for rice — emissions intensity?
- Eastern Africa ranks 6th and Melanesia ranks 5th 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.