Rice — Emissions intensity in China, Taiwan Province of

China, Taiwan Province of: Rice — Emissions intensity was 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.07 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
89th
of 127 countries
All-time high
1.65 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1961
All-time low
0.9578 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1993
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Emissions intensity in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — emissions intensity in China, Taiwan Province of is 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — emissions intensity in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 1.65 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.9578 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1993.

China, Taiwan Province of ranks 89th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.48 kg CO2eq/kg 1.35 kg CO2eq/kg 1.65 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg 1.24 kg CO2eq/kg 1.39 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 1.14 kg CO2eq/kg 1.1 kg CO2eq/kg 1.2 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 1 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9578 kg CO2eq/kg 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 1.22 kg CO2eq/kg 0.974 kg CO2eq/kg 1.41 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9691 kg CO2eq/kg 1.24 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near China, Taiwan Province of

  1. 86 Burundi 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 87 Uruguay 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 88 Egypt 1.1 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 90 Viet Nam 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 91 Türkiye 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 92 Costa Rica 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — emissions intensity in China, Taiwan Province of?
Rice — emissions intensity in China, Taiwan Province of was 1.07 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, Taiwan Province of?
The highest recorded value was 1.65 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961.
What is the lowest rice — emissions intensity recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9578 kg CO2eq/kg in 1993.
How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for rice — emissions intensity?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 89th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China, Taiwan Province of 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.