Romania vs South Africa: Rice — Emissions intensity

Romania
29.2 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
South Africa
50.99 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
Romania rank
8th
South Africa rank
6th

Rice — Emissions intensity over time

  • Romania
  • South Africa
0200400600800196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 50.99 kg CO2eq/kg against 29.2 kg CO2eq/kg in Romania, a difference of 21.79 kg CO2eq/kg.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.7 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Romania ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 6th of 114 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 5.81 kg CO2eq/kg 23.41 kg CO2eq/kg 17.6 kg CO2eq/kg South Africa
1970s 11.22 kg CO2eq/kg 39.41 kg CO2eq/kg 28.19 kg CO2eq/kg South Africa
1980s 10.93 kg CO2eq/kg 51.57 kg CO2eq/kg 40.64 kg CO2eq/kg South Africa
1990s 17.46 kg CO2eq/kg 50.65 kg CO2eq/kg 33.19 kg CO2eq/kg South Africa
2000s 129.11 kg CO2eq/kg 50.91 kg CO2eq/kg 78.2 kg CO2eq/kg Romania
2010s 7.12 kg CO2eq/kg 51.89 kg CO2eq/kg 44.78 kg CO2eq/kg South Africa
2020s 23.32 kg CO2eq/kg 64.99 kg CO2eq/kg 41.67 kg CO2eq/kg South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — emissions intensity, Romania or South Africa?
South Africa, at 50.99 kg CO2eq/kg against 29.2 kg CO2eq/kg in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — emissions intensity between Romania and South Africa?
21.79 kg CO2eq/kg, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Romania and South Africa rank globally for rice — emissions intensity?
Romania ranks 8th 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.