Rice — Emissions intensity in China, mainland
China, mainland: Rice — Emissions intensity was 0.902 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rice — Emissions intensity in China, mainland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
In 2023, rice — emissions intensity in China, mainland stood at 0.902 kg CO2eq/kg. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — emissions intensity in China, mainland peaked at 2.53 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.902 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2023.
China, mainland ranks 94th of 114 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Emissions intensity in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.53 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 2.22 kg CO2eq/kg | -12.3% |
| 1963 | 1.96 kg CO2eq/kg | -11.8% |
| 1964 | 1.86 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 1.79 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 1.7 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 1.71 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 1.67 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 1.7 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 1.57 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 1.61 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 1.65 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 1.55 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 1.53 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 1.53 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.55 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 1.51 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 1.33 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 1.38 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 1.31 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 1.17 kg CO2eq/kg | -10.7% |
| 1983 | 1.14 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 1.09 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 1.11 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.09 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.1 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.14 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 1.09 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.05 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.05 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.05 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9881 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9833 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9942 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9987 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9984 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9878 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9776 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9855 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9729 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9611 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9623 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9504 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9309 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9209 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9149 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9032 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9057 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.902 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.67 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.53 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.52 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.33 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.65 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.09 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.38 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9833 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9984 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9654 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9209 kg CO2eq/kg | 1 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9064 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.902 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9149 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — emissions intensity in China, mainland?
- Rice — emissions intensity in China, mainland was 0.902 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — emissions intensity recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961.
- What is the lowest rice — emissions intensity recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.902 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
- How does China, mainland rank for rice — emissions intensity?
- China, mainland ranks 94th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, mainland 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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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.