Rice — Emissions intensity in Angola
Angola: Rice — Emissions intensity was 7.02 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Emissions intensity in Angola, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
Angola recorded 7.02 kg CO2eq/kg for rice — emissions intensity in 2023.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — emissions intensity in Angola peaked at 16.8 kg CO2eq/kg in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.09 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1997.
That places Angola 18th out of 114 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 intensity in Angola, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.93 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 6.65 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 6.44 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 6.2 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 5.81 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 5.94 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 5.47 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.0% |
| 1968 | 11.76 kg CO2eq/kg | +115.0% |
| 1969 | 7.67 kg CO2eq/kg | -34.8% |
| 1970 | 6.77 kg CO2eq/kg | -11.6% |
| 1971 | 6.51 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 8.87 kg CO2eq/kg | +36.4% |
| 1973 | 6.2 kg CO2eq/kg | -30.1% |
| 1974 | 7.32 kg CO2eq/kg | +18.0% |
| 1975 | 6.07 kg CO2eq/kg | -17.1% |
| 1976 | 8.05 kg CO2eq/kg | +32.6% |
| 1977 | 8.26 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 8.27 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 8.9 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 9.05 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 8.99 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 8.92 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 9.19 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 9.19 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 10.53 kg CO2eq/kg | +14.6% |
| 1986 | 9.98 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 12.73 kg CO2eq/kg | +27.5% |
| 1988 | 12.94 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 11.77 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 8.73 kg CO2eq/kg | -25.8% |
| 1991 | 8.24 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 9.05 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 10.2 kg CO2eq/kg | +12.7% |
| 1994 | 9.2 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 5.54 kg CO2eq/kg | -39.8% |
| 1996 | 4.65 kg CO2eq/kg | -16.0% |
| 1997 | 4.09 kg CO2eq/kg | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 4.11 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 5.76 kg CO2eq/kg | +40.0% |
| 2000 | 6.06 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 5.87 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 6.29 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 5.9 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 7.13 kg CO2eq/kg | +20.9% |
| 2005 | 11.64 kg CO2eq/kg | +63.2% |
| 2006 | 16.8 kg CO2eq/kg | +44.3% |
| 2007 | 16 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 16.1 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 13.55 kg CO2eq/kg | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 11.18 kg CO2eq/kg | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 9.25 kg CO2eq/kg | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 10.73 kg CO2eq/kg | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 6.5 kg CO2eq/kg | -39.4% |
| 2014 | 5.95 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 5.54 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 5.56 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 10.29 kg CO2eq/kg | +85.0% |
| 2018 | 7.76 kg CO2eq/kg | -24.6% |
| 2019 | 7.32 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 7.29 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 7.13 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 7.55 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 7.02 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 7.02 kg CO2eq/kg is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg, 5.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Angola's 7.02 kg CO2eq/kg is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg, 4.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Emissions intensity in Angola 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +115.0% | 5.47 kg CO2eq/kg | 11.76 kg CO2eq/kg |
| 2017 | +85.0% | 5.56 kg CO2eq/kg | 10.29 kg CO2eq/kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.98 kg CO2eq/kg | 5.47 kg CO2eq/kg | 11.76 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.52 kg CO2eq/kg | 6.07 kg CO2eq/kg | 8.9 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.33 kg CO2eq/kg | 8.92 kg CO2eq/kg | 12.94 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.96 kg CO2eq/kg | 4.09 kg CO2eq/kg | 10.2 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.53 kg CO2eq/kg | 5.87 kg CO2eq/kg | 16.8 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.01 kg CO2eq/kg | 5.54 kg CO2eq/kg | 11.18 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.25 kg CO2eq/kg | 7.02 kg CO2eq/kg | 7.55 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 15 Turkmenistan 8.32 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.9037 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 7.72 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 17 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.7805 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 17 Yugoslav SFR 7.4 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 18 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.6825 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 19 USSR 5.26 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 20 Bulgaria 5.24 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 21 Mozambique 4.85 kg CO2eq/kg compare
More climate change data for Angola
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 42.42 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,873 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,998 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,875 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 316.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 694.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 496.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 198.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.87 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — emissions intensity in Angola?
- Rice — emissions intensity in Angola was 7.02 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8 kg CO2eq/kg in 2006.
- What is the lowest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.09 kg CO2eq/kg in 1997.
- How does Angola rank for rice — emissions intensity?
- Angola ranks 18th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.