Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat,...
Countries reporting
151
Highest
187,885 kt
China
Lowest
0.0507 kt
Réunion
Median
279.46 kt
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
10,521
What the numbers show
Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) is currently reported for 151 countries. The highest value is 187,885 kt in China; the lowest is 0.0507 kt in Réunion.
The median across all reporting countries is 279.46 kt, and the mean is 7,082 kt.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 864.2%), and the largest decrease in Iraq (down 96.4%).
Rice — Emissions (CO2eq): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 187,885 kt | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 186,351 kt | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 3 | India | 164,236 kt | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 45,029 kt | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 73,758 kt | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5,689 kt | 2023 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Thailand | 62,850 kt | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 5,202 kt | 2023 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 6 | Philippines | 48,160 kt | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 43,296 kt | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 7 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2,993 kt | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 8 | OECD | 32,095 kt | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 9 | Myanmar | 30,801 kt | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 9 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 2,082 kt | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 10 | Cambodia | 17,423 kt | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,638 kt | 2023 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Pakistan | 16,652 kt | 2023 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 11 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,505 kt | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 12 | Nigeria | 14,899 kt | 2023 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Türkiye | 931.3 kt | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 13 | Madagascar | 10,796 kt | 2023 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 13 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 476.75 kt | 2023 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 14 | USSR | 10,445 kt | 1991 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 14 | Timor-Leste | 207.76 kt | 2023 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Japan | 9,777 kt | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 15 | Republic of Moldova | 49.45 kt | 2023 | up 102.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Guinea | 7,844 kt | 2023 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Melanesia | 20.63 kt | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 17 | Egypt | 6,134 kt | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 17 | Micronesia | 0.6817 kt | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 17 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.6817 kt | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 18 | Brazil | 5,963 kt | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 19 | Republic of Korea | 4,936 kt | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 19 | Caribbean | 2,051 kt | 2023 | down 33.9% | rising |
| 19 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Nepal | 4,690 kt | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 4,472 kt | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 4,222 kt | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 23 | Malaysia | 3,572 kt | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 23 | Côte d'Ivoire | 849.13 kt | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 3,461 kt | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 25 | Russian Federation | 3,109 kt | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 26 | Peru | 3,044 kt | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Ecuador | 2,236 kt | 2023 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 28 | Mali | 2,083 kt | 2023 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 1,879 kt | 2023 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 1,598 kt | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 1,595 kt | 2023 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 32 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1,558 kt | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 33 | Argentina | 1,549 kt | 2023 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 34 | Uruguay | 1,534 kt | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 35 | France | 1,419 kt | 2023 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 1,398 kt | 2023 | up 29.2% | falling |
| 37 | Spain | 1,354 kt | 2023 | down 41.7% | rising |
| 38 | Guyana | 1,282 kt | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 39 | Senegal | 908.17 kt | 2023 | up 240.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Ghana | 884.96 kt | 2023 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Poland | 829.1 kt | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 42 | Mozambique | 785.3 kt | 2023 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Paraguay | 766.16 kt | 2023 | up 68.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Mexico | 749.79 kt | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 45 | Germany | 745.01 kt | 2023 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 731.44 kt | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 47 | Ukraine | 730.58 kt | 2023 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 48 | Turkmenistan | 720.41 kt | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 49 | Mauritania | 713.72 kt | 2023 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Afghanistan | 561.73 kt | 2023 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 51 | Greece | 526.23 kt | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 52 | Australia | 496.16 kt | 2023 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Australia and New Zealand | 487.7 kt | 2023 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Gambia | 475.79 kt | 2023 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Portugal | 469.49 kt | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 56 | Burundi | 461.22 kt | 2023 | up 864.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Uganda | 433.64 kt | 2023 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Suriname | 412.35 kt | 2023 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 59 | Chad | 384.97 kt | 2023 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Cuba | 367.36 kt | 2023 | down 78.5% | falling |
| 61 | Cameroon | 358.56 kt | 2023 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Romania | 352.4 kt | 2023 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 336.41 kt | 2023 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 64 | Ethiopia | 323.5 kt | 2023 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Angola | 279.46 kt | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Yugoslav SFR | 277.46 kt | 1991 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 67 | Guinea-Bissau | 264.63 kt | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 68 | Malawi | 264.29 kt | 2023 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Hungary | 209.42 kt | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 70 | Ireland | 201.21 kt | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 71 | Benin | 195.41 kt | 2023 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 178.64 kt | 2023 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 73 | Haiti | 177.78 kt | 2023 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 74 | Morocco | 173.66 kt | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 75 | Czechia | 170.39 kt | 2023 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 76 | South Africa | 157.16 kt | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 77 | Denmark | 140.6 kt | 2023 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 78 | Chile | 139.5 kt | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 79 | Zambia | 136.96 kt | 2023 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 135.74 kt | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 81 | Sweden | 131.95 kt | 2023 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 82 | Liberia | 127.74 kt | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 83 | South Sudan | 124.53 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 124.21 kt | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 85 | Kenya | 103.78 kt | 2023 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 102.99 kt | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 87 | Finland | 100.88 kt | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 88 | Niger | 100.26 kt | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 89 | Lithuania | 91.35 kt | 2023 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 90 | Panama | 88.18 kt | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 91 | Central African Republic | 82.5 kt | 2023 | up 409.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Sudan | 81.92 kt | 2023 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 77.65 kt | 2023 | down 41.7% | rising |
| 94 | Slovakia | 77.22 kt | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 95 | Belgium | 76.51 kt | 2023 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 96 | Rwanda | 76.17 kt | 2023 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Sudan (former) | 72.51 kt | 2011 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 98 | Togo | 65.81 kt | 2023 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Croatia | 62.28 kt | 2023 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 100 | Latvia | 57.6 kt | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 101 | North Macedonia | 37.82 kt | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 102 | Algeria | 36.8 kt | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 103 | Bhutan | 33.62 kt | 2023 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 104 | Honduras | 32.22 kt | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 105 | Iraq | 28.24 kt | 2023 | down 96.4% | rising |
| 106 | Estonia | 27.54 kt | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 107 | Guatemala | 24.81 kt | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 108 | Azerbaijan | 24.55 kt | 2023 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 109 | Albania | 18.02 kt | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Slovenia | 17.87 kt | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 111 | Papua New Guinea | 15.71 kt | 2023 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Zimbabwe | 13.07 kt | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 113 | Belize | 10.63 kt | 2023 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Fiji | 10.39 kt | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 115 | Solomon Islands | 9.85 kt | 2023 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.47 kt | 2023 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 117 | Puerto Rico | 7.93 kt | 2023 | up 268.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Luxembourg | 6.51 kt | 2023 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 119 | El Salvador | 6.1 kt | 2023 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 120 | Jamaica | 4.95 kt | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 121 | Congo | 4.23 kt | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 122 | Somalia | 4.23 kt | 2023 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Gabon | 3.37 kt | 2023 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Eswatini | 3.29 kt | 2023 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Saudi Arabia | 2.7 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.52 kt | 2023 | down 85.8% | falling |
| 127 | New Zealand | 1.45 kt | 2023 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 128 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.7183 kt | 2023 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Mauritius | 0.6507 kt | 2023 | down 74.6% | falling |
| 130 | Comoros | 0.5654 kt | 2023 | up 615.7% | volatile |
| 131 | French Guiana | 0.485 kt | 2023 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Malta | 0.4202 kt | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 133 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.134 kt | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 134 | Réunion | 0.0507 kt | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 751,718 kt
- Asia 651,480 kt
- South-Eastern Asia 255,019 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 128,903 kt
- Southern Asia 222,442 kt
- Eastern Asia 171,807 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 160,658 kt
- Africa 59,363 kt
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 4,228 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 45,117 kt
- Americas 33,834 kt
- Middle Africa 2,710 kt
- Western Africa 32,400 kt
- South America 19,548 kt
- Eastern Africa 18,808 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 16,149 kt
- United States of America 13,165 kt
- Northern America 11,882 kt
- Europe 6,533 kt
- Northern Africa 5,435 kt
- European Union (27) 4,965 kt
- Southern Europe 4,685 kt
- Eastern Europe 1,672 kt
- Central Asia 1,224 kt
- Western Asia 986.82 kt
- Oceania 509.04 kt
- Central America 352.37 kt
- Western Europe 175.54 kt
- Southern Africa 9.36 kt
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.