Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in Annex I countries

Annex I countries: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC was 1,246 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1,246 kt
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
2nd
of 5 groups
All-time high
1,403 kt
in 2010
All-time low
1,168 kt
in 2008
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in Annex I countries, 1990–2020

05001.0k1.5k1990200520201990: 1.3k kt1991: 1.2k kt1992: 1.3k kt1993: 1.4k kt1994: 1.3k kt1995: 1.3k kt1996: 1.3k kt1997: 1.3k kt1998: 1.3k kt1999: 1.4k kt2000: 1.4k kt2001: 1.2k kt2002: 1.3k kt2003: 1.2k kt2004: 1.2k kt2005: 1.4k kt2006: 1.2k kt2007: 1.3k kt2008: 1.2k kt2009: 1.3k kt2010: 1.4k kt2011: 1.2k kt2012: 1.2k kt2013: 1.2k kt2014: 1.2k kt2015: 1.3k kt2016: 1.3k kt2017: 1.2k kt2018: 1.3k kt2019: 1.2k kt2020: 1.2k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Annex I countries recorded 1,246 kt for rice cultivation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice cultivation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Annex I countries peaked at 1,403 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,168 kt, in 2008.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,316 kt 1,241 kt 1,356 kt 10
2000s 1,271 kt 1,168 kt 1,399 kt 10
2010s 1,258 kt 1,196 kt 1,403 kt 10
2020s 1,246 kt 1,246 kt 1,246 kt 1

Countries ranked near Annex I countries

  1. 1 Bangladesh 603.55 kt compare
  2. 2 Japan 480.18 kt compare
  3. 3 Italy 63.28 kt compare
  4. 4 Russian Federation 24.38 kt compare
  5. 5 Colombia 24.13 kt compare

See the full ranking of 23 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice cultivation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Annex I countries?
Rice cultivation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Annex I countries was 1,246 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice cultivation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in Annex I countries?
The highest recorded value was 1,403 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest rice cultivation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in Annex I countries?
The lowest recorded value was 1,168 kt in 2008.
How does Annex I countries rank for rice cultivation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?
Annex I countries ranks 2nd out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
Is rice cultivation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc rising or falling in Annex I countries?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Annex I countries data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
23 places, 644 data points, 1990–2020
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf