Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Pakistan

Pakistan: Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0216 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0216 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 21.0%
World rank
15th
of 122 countries
All-time high
0.0216 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0064 kt per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Pakistan, 1961–2023

0.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Pakistan is 0.0216 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.0% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Pakistan peaked at 0.0216 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0064 kt per square kilometre, in 1962.

That places Pakistan 15th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Pakistan, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0065 kt per square kilometre —
1962 0.0064 kt per square kilometre -2.4%
1963 0.0069 kt per square kilometre +8.6%
1964 0.0073 kt per square kilometre +5.6%
1965 0.0075 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
1966 0.0076 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
1967 0.0077 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
1968 0.0085 kt per square kilometre +10.0%
1969 0.0089 kt per square kilometre +4.9%
1970 0.0082 kt per square kilometre -7.3%
1971 0.008 kt per square kilometre -2.5%
1972 0.0082 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
1973 0.0083 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
1974 0.0088 kt per square kilometre +5.8%
1975 0.0094 kt per square kilometre +7.0%
1976 0.0097 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
1977 0.0105 kt per square kilometre +8.5%
1978 0.0112 kt per square kilometre +7.1%
1979 0.0113 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
1980 0.0108 kt per square kilometre -4.5%
1981 0.0111 kt per square kilometre +2.3%
1982 0.0111 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
1983 0.0112 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
1984 0.0112 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1985 0.0105 kt per square kilometre -5.9%
1986 0.0117 kt per square kilometre +11.4%
1987 0.0112 kt per square kilometre -5.0%
1988 0.0116 kt per square kilometre +3.9%
1989 0.012 kt per square kilometre +3.5%
1990 0.012 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
1991 0.0119 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
1992 0.0114 kt per square kilometre -4.9%
1993 0.0126 kt per square kilometre +10.6%
1994 0.0122 kt per square kilometre -2.7%
1995 0.0126 kt per square kilometre +2.8%
1996 0.0131 kt per square kilometre +3.9%
1997 0.0135 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
1998 0.0141 kt per square kilometre +4.4%
1999 0.0146 kt per square kilometre +4.1%
2000 0.0139 kt per square kilometre -5.1%
2001 0.0124 kt per square kilometre -10.4%
2002 0.0131 kt per square kilometre +5.4%
2003 0.0144 kt per square kilometre +9.9%
2004 0.0148 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
2005 0.0155 kt per square kilometre +4.6%
2006 0.0153 kt per square kilometre -1.3%
2007 0.0149 kt per square kilometre -2.6%
2008 0.0174 kt per square kilometre +17.2%
2009 0.0172 kt per square kilometre -1.1%
2010 0.0143 kt per square kilometre -17.2%
2011 0.0154 kt per square kilometre +8.1%
2012 0.0138 kt per square kilometre -10.2%
2013 0.0167 kt per square kilometre +20.3%
2014 0.0172 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
2015 0.0163 kt per square kilometre -4.7%
2016 0.0163 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
2017 0.0174 kt per square kilometre +6.5%
2018 0.0169 kt per square kilometre -2.9%
2019 0.0181 kt per square kilometre +7.3%
2020 0.0198 kt per square kilometre +9.3%
2021 0.021 kt per square kilometre +6.1%
2022 0.0179 kt per square kilometre -14.9%
2023 0.0216 kt per square kilometre +21.0%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 0.0216 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0011 kt per square kilometre, 19.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 0.0216 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, 34.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0075 kt per square kilometre 0.0064 kt per square kilometre 0.0089 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0094 kt per square kilometre 0.008 kt per square kilometre 0.0113 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0112 kt per square kilometre 0.0105 kt per square kilometre 0.012 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0128 kt per square kilometre 0.0114 kt per square kilometre 0.0146 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0149 kt per square kilometre 0.0124 kt per square kilometre 0.0174 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0162 kt per square kilometre 0.0138 kt per square kilometre 0.0181 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0201 kt per square kilometre 0.0179 kt per square kilometre 0.0216 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 12 Guinea 0.0319 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 13 Japan 0.0268 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 14 Sierra Leone 0.026 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 16 China 0.02 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 17 Madagascar 0.0186 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 18 Burundi 0.018 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Pakistan?
Rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Pakistan was 0.0216 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0216 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0064 kt per square kilometre in 1962.
How does Pakistan rank for rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Pakistan ranks 15th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
123 places, 7,035 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.