Rice — Emissions intensity in Brazil

Brazil: Rice — Emissions intensity was 0.5797 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.5797 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
117th
of 127 countries
All-time high
1.6 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1978
All-time low
0.4989 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2015
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Emissions intensity in Brazil, 1961–2023

0.50.7511.21.5196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — emissions intensity in Brazil is 0.5797 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — emissions intensity in Brazil peaked at 1.6 kg CO2eq/kg in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.4989 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2015.

Brazil ranks 117th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg 1.2 kg CO2eq/kg 1.47 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg 1.35 kg CO2eq/kg 1.6 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg 1.53 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.9072 kg CO2eq/kg 0.7388 kg CO2eq/kg 1.13 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.674 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5654 kg CO2eq/kg 0.749 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.5525 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4989 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6297 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.5732 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5567 kg CO2eq/kg 0.595 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 114 Ghana 0.6049 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 115 Belize 0.6003 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 116 Senegal 0.5976 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 118 Rwanda 0.57 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 119 El Salvador 0.5544 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 120 Liberia 0.4986 kg CO2eq/kg compare

See the full ranking of 159 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — emissions intensity in Brazil?
Rice — emissions intensity in Brazil was 0.5797 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.6 kg CO2eq/kg in 1978.
What is the lowest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4989 kg CO2eq/kg in 2015.
How does Brazil rank for rice — emissions intensity?
Brazil ranks 117th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil 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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Indicator
Rice — Emissions intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
159 places, 9,188 data points, 1961–2023
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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.