Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) in Caribbean

Caribbean: Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,051 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,051 kt
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
34th
of 150 countries
All-time high
3,404 kt
in 2009
All-time low
1,008 kt
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) in Caribbean, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Caribbean recorded 2,051 kt for rice — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — emissions (co2eq) in Caribbean peaked at 3,404 kt in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,008 kt, in 1966.

Caribbean ranks 34th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,464 kt 1,008 kt 1,922 kt 9
1970s 2,294 kt 2,066 kt 2,491 kt 10
1980s 2,315 kt 2,227 kt 2,443 kt 10
1990s 2,364 kt 1,697 kt 2,893 kt 10
2000s 2,782 kt 2,439 kt 3,404 kt 10
2010s 2,881 kt 2,367 kt 3,300 kt 10
2020s 2,209 kt 2,051 kt 2,288 kt 4

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 31 Ecuador 2,236 kt compare
  2. 32 Mali 2,083 kt compare
  3. 33 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2,082 kt compare
  4. 35 Sierra Leone 1,879 kt compare
  5. 36 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,638 kt compare
  6. 37 Dominican Republic 1,598 kt compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — emissions (co2eq) in Caribbean?
Rice — emissions (co2eq) in Caribbean was 2,051 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 3,404 kt in 2009.
What is the lowest rice — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 1,008 kt in 1966.
How does Caribbean rank for rice — emissions (co2eq)?
Caribbean ranks 34th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
183 places, 10,521 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.