Southern Africa vs Zimbabwe: Rice — Emissions intensity

Southern Africa
2.29 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
Zimbabwe
177.82 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
Southern Africa rank
3rd
Zimbabwe rank
3rd

Rice — Emissions intensity over time

  • Southern Africa
  • Zimbabwe
050100150200196119922023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 177.82 kg CO2eq/kg against 2.29 kg CO2eq/kg in Southern Africa, a difference of 175.53 kg CO2eq/kg.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 77.6 times Southern Africa's.

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

Southern Africa ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Southern Africa Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 1.98 kg CO2eq/kg 3.42 kg CO2eq/kg 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg Zimbabwe
1970s 1.81 kg CO2eq/kg 19.36 kg CO2eq/kg 17.56 kg CO2eq/kg Zimbabwe
1980s 2.06 kg CO2eq/kg 49.46 kg CO2eq/kg 47.4 kg CO2eq/kg Zimbabwe
1990s 2.87 kg CO2eq/kg 26.97 kg CO2eq/kg 24.1 kg CO2eq/kg Zimbabwe
2000s 3.02 kg CO2eq/kg 15.05 kg CO2eq/kg 12.03 kg CO2eq/kg Zimbabwe
2010s 2.49 kg CO2eq/kg 11.22 kg CO2eq/kg 8.73 kg CO2eq/kg Zimbabwe
2020s 2.31 kg CO2eq/kg 68.62 kg CO2eq/kg 66.31 kg CO2eq/kg Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — emissions intensity, Southern Africa or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 177.82 kg CO2eq/kg against 2.29 kg CO2eq/kg in Southern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — emissions intensity between Southern Africa and Zimbabwe?
175.53 kg CO2eq/kg, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Africa and Zimbabwe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Southern Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for rice — emissions intensity?
Southern Africa ranks 3rd 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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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.