Malawi vs Zambia: Rice — Emissions intensity

Malawi
2.13 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
Zambia
2.19 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
Malawi rank
49th
Zambia rank
48th

Rice — Emissions intensity over time

  • Malawi
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2.19 kg CO2eq/kg against 2.13 kg CO2eq/kg in Malawi, a difference of 0.06 kg CO2eq/kg.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Zambia ahead.

Malawi ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 48th of 127 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 2.44 kg CO2eq/kg 10.76 kg CO2eq/kg 8.32 kg CO2eq/kg Zambia
1970s 1.66 kg CO2eq/kg 7.68 kg CO2eq/kg 6.02 kg CO2eq/kg Zambia
1980s 1.74 kg CO2eq/kg 3.81 kg CO2eq/kg 2.07 kg CO2eq/kg Zambia
1990s 1.57 kg CO2eq/kg 2.78 kg CO2eq/kg 1.2 kg CO2eq/kg Zambia
2000s 1.69 kg CO2eq/kg 1.98 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2909 kg CO2eq/kg Zambia
2010s 1.45 kg CO2eq/kg 2.03 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5774 kg CO2eq/kg Zambia
2020s 1.52 kg CO2eq/kg 2 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4791 kg CO2eq/kg Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — emissions intensity, Malawi or Zambia?
Zambia, at 2.19 kg CO2eq/kg against 2.13 kg CO2eq/kg in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — emissions intensity between Malawi and Zambia?
0.06 kg CO2eq/kg, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
56 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for rice — emissions intensity?
Malawi ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 48th 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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About this data

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.