South Africa vs Zimbabwe: Rice — Emissions intensity
Rice — Emissions intensity over time
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 177.82 kg CO2eq/kg against 50.99 kg CO2eq/kg in South Africa, a difference of 126.83 kg CO2eq/kg.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 3.5 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 1st and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 32 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.41 kg CO2eq/kg | 3.42 kg CO2eq/kg | 19.99 kg CO2eq/kg | South Africa |
| 1970s | 39.41 kg CO2eq/kg | 19.36 kg CO2eq/kg | 20.05 kg CO2eq/kg | South Africa |
| 1980s | 51.57 kg CO2eq/kg | 49.46 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.11 kg CO2eq/kg | South Africa |
| 1990s | 50.65 kg CO2eq/kg | 26.97 kg CO2eq/kg | 23.68 kg CO2eq/kg | South Africa |
| 2000s | 50.91 kg CO2eq/kg | 15.05 kg CO2eq/kg | 35.86 kg CO2eq/kg | South Africa |
| 2010s | 51.89 kg CO2eq/kg | 11.22 kg CO2eq/kg | 40.67 kg CO2eq/kg | South Africa |
| 2020s | 64.99 kg CO2eq/kg | 68.62 kg CO2eq/kg | 3.63 kg CO2eq/kg | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — emissions intensity, South Africa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 177.82 kg CO2eq/kg against 50.99 kg CO2eq/kg in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — emissions intensity between South Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 126.83 kg CO2eq/kg, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for rice — emissions intensity?
- South Africa ranks 1st and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 32 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.