Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States of America

United States of America: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 17,629 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
17,629 kt
Change on year
up 4.5%
Rank
3rd
of 5 groups
All-time high
21,246 kt
in 2000
All-time low
15,434 kt
in 2013
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States of America, 1990–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200520201990: 17.9k kt1991: 18.1k kt1992: 18.1k kt1993: 19.1k kt1994: 17.6k kt1995: 18.5k kt1996: 18.8k kt1997: 17.2k kt1998: 19.1k kt1999: 19.8k kt2000: 21.2k kt2001: 17.3k kt2002: 19.8k kt2003: 16.5k kt2004: 17.5k kt2005: 20.2k kt2006: 16.5k kt2007: 17.8k kt2008: 15.8k kt2009: 18.2k kt2010: 21.2k kt2011: 17.1k kt2012: 17.0k kt2013: 15.4k kt2014: 17.3k kt2015: 18.1k kt2016: 17.7k kt2017: 16.7k kt2018: 17.4k kt2019: 16.9k kt2020: 17.6k kt

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 17,629 kt for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United States of America peaked at 21,246 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15,434 kt, in 2013.

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

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States of America, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 17,915 kt
1991 18,061 kt +0.8%
1992 18,081 kt +0.1%
1993 19,148 kt +5.9%
1994 17,626 kt -7.9%
1995 18,488 kt +4.9%
1996 18,759 kt +1.5%
1997 17,231 kt -8.1%
1998 19,120 kt +11.0%
1999 19,802 kt +3.6%
2000 21,246 kt +7.3%
2001 17,270 kt -18.7%
2002 19,815 kt +14.7%
2003 16,493 kt -16.8%
2004 17,467 kt +5.9%
2005 20,157 kt +15.4%
2006 16,508 kt -18.1%
2007 17,835 kt +8.0%
2008 15,766 kt -11.6%
2009 18,162 kt +15.2%
2010 21,198 kt +16.7%
2011 17,140 kt -19.1%
2012 16,980 kt -0.9%
2013 15,434 kt -9.1%
2014 17,253 kt +11.8%
2015 18,140 kt +5.1%
2016 17,675 kt -2.6%
2017 16,679 kt -5.6%
2018 17,446 kt +4.6%
2019 16,867 kt -3.3%
2020 17,629 kt +4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18,423 kt 17,231 kt 19,802 kt 10
2000s 18,072 kt 15,766 kt 21,246 kt 10
2010s 17,481 kt 15,434 kt 21,198 kt 10
2020s 17,629 kt 17,629 kt 17,629 kt 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 Bangladesh 16,899 kt compare
  2. 1 Türkiye 292.91 kt compare
  3. 2 Japan 13,445 kt compare
  4. 3 Italy 1,772 kt compare
  5. 4 Russian Federation 682.54 kt compare
  6. 5 Colombia 675.64 kt compare
  7. 6 Paraguay 667.52 kt compare

See the full ranking of 23 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United States of America?
Rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United States of America was 17,629 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 21,246 kt in 2000.
What is the lowest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 15,434 kt in 2013.
How does United States of America rank for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
United States of America ranks 3rd out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
Is rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — 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