Small island developing States (SIDS) vs South Africa: Rice — Emissions intensity

Small island developing States (SIDS)
1.54 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
South Africa
50.99 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
Small island developing States (SIDS) rank
8th
South Africa rank
6th

Rice — Emissions intensity over time

  • Small island developing States (SIDS)
  • South Africa
020406080196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 50.99 kg CO2eq/kg against 1.54 kg CO2eq/kg in Small island developing States (SIDS), a difference of 49.45 kg CO2eq/kg.

That makes South Africa's figure about 33.2 times Small island developing States (SIDS)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 6th of 18 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Small island developing States (SIDS) South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 3.6 kg CO2eq/kg 23.41 kg CO2eq/kg 19.81 kg CO2eq/kg South Africa
1970s 2.93 kg CO2eq/kg 39.41 kg CO2eq/kg 36.48 kg CO2eq/kg South Africa
1980s 2.17 kg CO2eq/kg 51.57 kg CO2eq/kg 49.41 kg CO2eq/kg South Africa
1990s 2.13 kg CO2eq/kg 50.65 kg CO2eq/kg 48.52 kg CO2eq/kg South Africa
2000s 2.02 kg CO2eq/kg 50.91 kg CO2eq/kg 48.88 kg CO2eq/kg South Africa
2010s 1.74 kg CO2eq/kg 51.89 kg CO2eq/kg 50.16 kg CO2eq/kg South Africa
2020s 1.56 kg CO2eq/kg 64.99 kg CO2eq/kg 63.43 kg CO2eq/kg South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — emissions intensity, Small island developing States (SIDS) or South Africa?
South Africa, at 50.99 kg CO2eq/kg against 1.54 kg CO2eq/kg in Small island developing States (SIDS) as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — emissions intensity between Small island developing States (SIDS) and South Africa?
49.45 kg CO2eq/kg, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small island developing States (SIDS) and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Small island developing States (SIDS) and South Africa rank globally for rice — emissions intensity?
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 6th of 18 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

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.