Rice — Emissions intensity in Bhutan
Bhutan: Rice — Emissions intensity was 0.824 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rice — Emissions intensity in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — emissions intensity in Bhutan is 0.824 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — emissions intensity in Bhutan peaked at 2.83 kg CO2eq/kg in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.8 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2022.
That places Bhutan 95th out of 114 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Emissions intensity in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.69 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 1.71 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.6 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 1.78 kg CO2eq/kg | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 1.91 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 1.96 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 2.07 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 2.08 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.65 kg CO2eq/kg | -20.8% |
| 1991 | 2.83 kg CO2eq/kg | +71.8% |
| 1992 | 2.61 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 2.38 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 2.14 kg CO2eq/kg | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 2.06 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 2.08 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 2 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 1.92 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.85 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 2.02 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 1.98 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 1.52 kg CO2eq/kg | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg | -20.1% |
| 2005 | 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 1.27 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.29 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8864 kg CO2eq/kg | -31.3% |
| 2009 | 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg | +41.3% |
| 2010 | 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.957 kg CO2eq/kg | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9547 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9396 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8827 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9122 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8704 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8443 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8742 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8377 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8565 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.824 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.824 kg CO2eq/kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg, 63% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.824 kg CO2eq/kg is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.8193 kg CO2eq/kg, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Emissions intensity in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +71.8% | 1.65 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.83 kg CO2eq/kg |
| 2009 | +41.3% | 0.8864 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg |
| 2008 | -31.3% | 1.29 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.8864 kg CO2eq/kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.83 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.6 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.08 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.15 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.65 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.83 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.8864 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.02 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9437 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.8443 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8296 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.8 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.8565 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More climate change data for Bhutan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.70 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 581.26 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 78.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 503.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2952 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 129 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 88.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1518 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — emissions intensity in Bhutan?
- Rice — emissions intensity in Bhutan was 0.824 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.83 kg CO2eq/kg in 1991.
- What is the lowest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 kg CO2eq/kg in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for rice — emissions intensity?
- Bhutan ranks 95th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.