Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in Italy

Italy: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC was 63.28 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
63.28 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 21 countries
All-time high
79.98 kt
in 1994
All-time low
63.28 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in Italy, 1990–2020

0204060801990200520201990: 75.1 kt1991: 71.6 kt1992: 74.4 kt1993: 78 kt1994: 80 kt1995: 79.6 kt1996: 78.4 kt1997: 77.8 kt1998: 73.5 kt1999: 72 kt2000: 66.3 kt2001: 66.2 kt2002: 68.5 kt2003: 70 kt2004: 73 kt2005: 70.1 kt2006: 70.2 kt2007: 72.1 kt2008: 66 kt2009: 73.4 kt2010: 72.9 kt2011: 72.2 kt2012: 71.6 kt2013: 66.5 kt2014: 64.5 kt2015: 66.7 kt2016: 68.6 kt2017: 65.8 kt2018: 64 kt2019: 63.3 kt2020: 63.3 kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, rice cultivation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Italy stood at 63.28 kt. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice cultivation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Italy peaked at 79.98 kt in 1994 and was at its lowest, 63.28 kt, in 2020.

That places Italy 4th out of 21 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in Italy, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 75.06 kt —
1991 71.64 kt -4.6%
1992 74.39 kt +3.8%
1993 78 kt +4.9%
1994 79.98 kt +2.5%
1995 79.56 kt -0.5%
1996 78.37 kt -1.5%
1997 77.82 kt -0.7%
1998 73.5 kt -5.5%
1999 72 kt -2.0%
2000 66.26 kt -8.0%
2001 66.19 kt -0.1%
2002 68.52 kt +3.5%
2003 70 kt +2.2%
2004 73.03 kt +4.3%
2005 70.09 kt -4.0%
2006 70.2 kt +0.2%
2007 72.08 kt +2.7%
2008 66.01 kt -8.4%
2009 73.39 kt +11.2%
2010 72.89 kt -0.7%
2011 72.22 kt -0.9%
2012 71.57 kt -0.9%
2013 66.45 kt -7.1%
2014 64.54 kt -2.9%
2015 66.73 kt +3.4%
2016 68.6 kt +2.8%
2017 65.83 kt -4.0%
2018 64.05 kt -2.7%
2019 63.33 kt -1.1%
2020 63.28 kt -0.1%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 63.28 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.99 kt, 12.7× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 63.28 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.56 kt, 13.9× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 76.03 kt 71.64 kt 79.98 kt 10
2000s 69.57 kt 66.01 kt 73.39 kt 10
2010s 67.62 kt 63.33 kt 72.89 kt 10
2020s 63.28 kt 63.28 kt 63.28 kt 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 1 United States 629.62 kt compare
  2. 2 Bangladesh 603.55 kt compare
  3. 3 Japan 480.18 kt compare
  4. 5 Russian Federation 24.38 kt compare
  5. 5 Russia 24.38 kt compare
  6. 7 Colombia 24.13 kt compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice cultivation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Italy?
Rice cultivation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Italy was 63.28 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice cultivation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 79.98 kt in 1994.
What is the lowest rice cultivation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 63.28 kt in 2020.
How does Italy rank for rice cultivation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?
Italy ranks 4th out of 21 countries with data for 2020.
Is rice cultivation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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
26 places, 735 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

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