Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate in Melanesia

Melanesia: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate was -21.41 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
-21.41 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 272.6%
World rank
130th
of 141 countries
All-time high
20.72 % change on previous year
in 2015
All-time low
-21.41 % change on previous year
in 2023
Years of data
62
1962–2023

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate in Melanesia, 1962–2023

-20-1001020196219922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

In 2023, rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate in Melanesia stood at -21.41 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.

That represents a change of down 272.6% on the previous year and down 373.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate in Melanesia peaked at 20.72 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, -21.41 % change on previous year, in 2023.

That places Melanesia 130th out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate in Melanesia, 1962 to 2023.
Year % change on previous year Change
1962 -0.7915 % change on previous year
1963 -4.34 % change on previous year +448.5%
1964 -15.28 % change on previous year +251.9%
1965 -18.13 % change on previous year +18.7%
1966 3.19 % change on previous year -117.6%
1967 4.25 % change on previous year +33.5%
1968 14.37 % change on previous year +237.9%
1969 10.81 % change on previous year -24.8%
1970 3.77 % change on previous year -65.1%
1971 -6.23 % change on previous year -265.2%
1972 -13.85 % change on previous year +122.5%
1973 -11.38 % change on previous year -17.9%
1974 10.52 % change on previous year -192.4%
1975 19.16 % change on previous year +82.2%
1976 1.17 % change on previous year -93.9%
1977 7.78 % change on previous year +564.7%
1978 4.32 % change on previous year -44.5%
1979 6.77 % change on previous year +56.8%
1980 6.63 % change on previous year -2.0%
1981 -4.15 % change on previous year -162.5%
1982 0.4197 % change on previous year -110.1%
1983 -10.14 % change on previous year -2516.8%
1984 9.74 % change on previous year -196.0%
1985 5.32 % change on previous year -45.3%
1986 0.7777 % change on previous year -85.4%
1987 -19.72 % change on previous year -2636.1%
1988 9.18 % change on previous year -146.6%
1989 -1.93 % change on previous year -121.1%
1990 -0.8821 % change on previous year -54.4%
1991 2.01 % change on previous year -327.4%
1992 -13.62 % change on previous year -778.8%
1993 -8.05 % change on previous year -40.9%
1994 -14.09 % change on previous year +75.0%
1995 -9.28 % change on previous year -34.2%
1996 16.42 % change on previous year -277.0%
1997 -5.45 % change on previous year -133.2%
1998 -3.43 % change on previous year -37.0%
1999 -11.52 % change on previous year +235.6%
2000 -6.57 % change on previous year -43.0%
2001 -1.38 % change on previous year -79.1%
2002 -8.03 % change on previous year +483.2%
2003 20.35 % change on previous year -353.6%
2004 -0.9476 % change on previous year -104.7%
2005 7.75 % change on previous year -917.8%
2006 -10.87 % change on previous year -240.3%
2007 -0.064 % change on previous year -99.4%
2008 -2.69 % change on previous year +4102.7%
2009 -13.48 % change on previous year +401.2%
2010 -19 % change on previous year +41.0%
2011 3.83 % change on previous year -120.2%
2012 -14.44 % change on previous year -476.5%
2013 7.82 % change on previous year -154.2%
2014 -14.89 % change on previous year -290.5%
2015 20.72 % change on previous year -239.1%
2016 13.46 % change on previous year -35.0%
2017 3.84 % change on previous year -71.5%
2018 -11.56 % change on previous year -400.9%
2019 -8.13 % change on previous year -29.7%
2020 9.12 % change on previous year -212.2%
2021 3.65 % change on previous year -60.0%
2022 12.41 % change on previous year +239.7%
2023 -21.41 % change on previous year -272.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate in Melanesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2008 -4102.7% -0.064 % change on previous year -2.69 % change on previous year
1987 -2636.1% 0.7777 % change on previous year -19.72 % change on previous year
1983 -2516.8% 0.4197 % change on previous year -10.14 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -0.7404 % change on previous year -18.13 % change on previous year 14.37 % change on previous year 8
1970s 2.2 % change on previous year -13.85 % change on previous year 19.16 % change on previous year 10
1980s -0.3868 % change on previous year -19.72 % change on previous year 9.74 % change on previous year 10
1990s -4.79 % change on previous year -14.09 % change on previous year 16.42 % change on previous year 10
2000s -1.59 % change on previous year -13.48 % change on previous year 20.35 % change on previous year 10
2010s -1.83 % change on previous year -19 % change on previous year 20.72 % change on previous year 10
2020s 0.9419 % change on previous year -21.41 % change on previous year 12.41 % change on previous year 4

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 128 Paraguay -17.32 % change on previous year compare
  2. 129 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -18.17 % change on previous year compare
  3. 131 Sudan -21.81 % change on previous year compare
  4. 132 El Salvador -24.41 % change on previous year compare
  5. 133 Romania -25.91 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate in Melanesia?
Rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate in Melanesia was -21.41 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 20.72 % change on previous year in 2015.
What is the lowest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was -21.41 % change on previous year in 2023.
How does Melanesia rank for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate?
Melanesia ranks 130th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 373.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Melanesia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
173 places, 9,764 data points, 1962–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.