Rice — Emissions intensity in Australia
Australia: Rice — Emissions intensity was 0.999 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rice — Emissions intensity in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.999 kg CO2eq/kg for rice — emissions intensity in 2023.
That represents a change of up 15.9% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — emissions intensity in Australia peaked at 1.79 kg CO2eq/kg in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.8618 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2022.
That places Australia 95th out of 127 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.37 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.17 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.56 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.53 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.79 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.42 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.74 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.994 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.45 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9564 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.41 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9663 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.8859 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.14 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9876 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.8618 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 92 Costa Rica 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 93 Republic of Korea 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 94 Cameroon 1 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 96 Australia and New Zealand 0.982 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 97 Japan 0.9646 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 98 Afghanistan 0.9409 kg CO2eq/kg compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — emissions intensity in Australia?
- Rice — emissions intensity in Australia was 0.999 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 kg CO2eq/kg in 1975.
- What is the lowest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8618 kg CO2eq/kg in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for rice — emissions intensity?
- Australia ranks 95th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.