Rice — Emissions intensity in Congo
Congo: Rice — Emissions intensity was 4.23 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Emissions intensity in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
Congo recorded 4.23 kg CO2eq/kg for rice — emissions intensity in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — emissions intensity in Congo peaked at 4.72 kg CO2eq/kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9834 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1967.
Congo ranks 23rd of 114 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Emissions intensity in Congo, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.08 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 3.1 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 2.71 kg CO2eq/kg | -12.6% |
| 1964 | 2.54 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 2.11 kg CO2eq/kg | -16.7% |
| 1966 | 1.14 kg CO2eq/kg | -46.2% |
| 1967 | 0.9834 kg CO2eq/kg | -13.6% |
| 1968 | 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 1.42 kg CO2eq/kg | +41.5% |
| 1970 | 1.37 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 1.63 kg CO2eq/kg | +18.7% |
| 1972 | 1.99 kg CO2eq/kg | +22.2% |
| 1973 | 2.14 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 2.16 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 2.17 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 2.16 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 2.15 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 2.15 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 2.16 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 2.15 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 2.06 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 2.2 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 2.27 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 2.25 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 2.6 kg CO2eq/kg | +15.5% |
| 1986 | 1.58 kg CO2eq/kg | -39.4% |
| 1987 | 1.86 kg CO2eq/kg | +18.0% |
| 1988 | 2.07 kg CO2eq/kg | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 2 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 2.69 kg CO2eq/kg | +34.6% |
| 1991 | 3.01 kg CO2eq/kg | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 2.97 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 2.87 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 3 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 3.45 kg CO2eq/kg | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 3.61 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 3.8 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 3.75 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 3.62 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 3.61 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.75 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 3.05 kg CO2eq/kg | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 3.03 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.3 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 3.7 kg CO2eq/kg | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 3.59 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.72 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 3.52 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 3.5 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 3.44 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 3.59 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 3.7 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 3.71 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 3.66 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 3.74 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 3.69 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.74 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 3.84 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 3.98 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 4.72 kg CO2eq/kg | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 4.45 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 4.65 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 4.23 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 4.23 kg CO2eq/kg is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg, 3.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Congo's 4.23 kg CO2eq/kg is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg, 2.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Emissions intensity in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | -46.2% | 2.11 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.14 kg CO2eq/kg |
| 1969 | +41.5% | 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.42 kg CO2eq/kg |
| 1986 | -39.4% | 2.6 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.58 kg CO2eq/kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.01 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9834 kg CO2eq/kg | 3.1 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.01 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.37 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.17 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.58 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.6 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.28 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.69 kg CO2eq/kg | 3.8 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.48 kg CO2eq/kg | 3.03 kg CO2eq/kg | 3.75 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.71 kg CO2eq/kg | 3.44 kg CO2eq/kg | 3.98 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.51 kg CO2eq/kg | 4.23 kg CO2eq/kg | 4.72 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 20 Bulgaria 5.24 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 21 Mozambique 4.85 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 22 French Guiana 4.51 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 24 Spain 4.05 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 3.93 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 0.4221 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 26 South Sudan 3.77 kg CO2eq/kg compare
More climate change data for Congo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 226,333 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 762.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 278.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 484.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.025 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — emissions intensity in Congo?
- Rice — emissions intensity in Congo was 4.23 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.72 kg CO2eq/kg in 2020.
- What is the lowest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9834 kg CO2eq/kg in 1967.
- How does Congo rank for rice — emissions intensity?
- Congo ranks 23rd out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.