Rice — Emissions intensity in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Rice — Emissions intensity was 0.764 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.764 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
24th
of 27 groups
All-time high
2.14 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1961
All-time low
0.764 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Emissions intensity in Eastern Asia, 1961–2023

00.511.52196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, rice — emissions intensity in Eastern Asia stood at 0.764 kg CO2eq/kg. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — emissions intensity in Eastern Asia peaked at 2.14 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.764 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2023.

That places Eastern Asia 24th out of 27 groups 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 Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Emissions intensity in Eastern Asia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 2.14 kg CO2eq/kg —
1962 1.95 kg CO2eq/kg -8.9%
1963 1.77 kg CO2eq/kg -9.4%
1964 1.71 kg CO2eq/kg -3.4%
1965 1.66 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
1966 1.57 kg CO2eq/kg -5.3%
1967 1.57 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
1968 1.54 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
1969 1.55 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
1970 1.46 kg CO2eq/kg -5.8%
1971 1.51 kg CO2eq/kg +3.6%
1972 1.52 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
1973 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg -6.1%
1974 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
1975 1.41 kg CO2eq/kg -1.3%
1976 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%
1977 1.36 kg CO2eq/kg -5.0%
1978 1.26 kg CO2eq/kg -7.0%
1979 1.2 kg CO2eq/kg -4.6%
1980 1.27 kg CO2eq/kg +5.2%
1981 1.2 kg CO2eq/kg -5.5%
1982 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg -9.5%
1983 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg -3.5%
1984 0.9892 kg CO2eq/kg -5.3%
1985 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg +2.2%
1986 0.9957 kg CO2eq/kg -1.5%
1987 0.988 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
1988 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg +2.0%
1989 0.9707 kg CO2eq/kg -3.7%
1990 0.9397 kg CO2eq/kg -3.2%
1991 0.9458 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
1992 0.9176 kg CO2eq/kg -3.0%
1993 0.9287 kg CO2eq/kg +1.2%
1994 0.9147 kg CO2eq/kg -1.5%
1995 0.8987 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
1996 0.8727 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
1997 0.8604 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
1998 0.8551 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
1999 0.855 kg CO2eq/kg -0.0%
2000 0.8629 kg CO2eq/kg +0.9%
2001 0.876 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%
2002 0.8745 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
2003 0.8974 kg CO2eq/kg +2.6%
2004 0.8584 kg CO2eq/kg -4.3%
2005 0.8629 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%
2006 0.8624 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
2007 0.8478 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
2008 0.8245 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
2009 0.8244 kg CO2eq/kg -0.0%
2010 0.8294 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
2011 0.813 kg CO2eq/kg -2.0%
2012 0.8016 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
2013 0.8062 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
2014 0.7956 kg CO2eq/kg -1.3%
2015 0.7883 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
2016 0.7889 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
2017 0.7846 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
2018 0.7746 kg CO2eq/kg -1.3%
2019 0.77 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
2020 0.7746 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
2021 0.7666 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
2022 0.7691 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
2023 0.764 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg 1.54 kg CO2eq/kg 2.14 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg 1.2 kg CO2eq/kg 1.52 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 1.05 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9707 kg CO2eq/kg 1.27 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.8988 kg CO2eq/kg 0.855 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9458 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.8591 kg CO2eq/kg 0.8244 kg CO2eq/kg 0.8974 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.7952 kg CO2eq/kg 0.77 kg CO2eq/kg 0.8294 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.7686 kg CO2eq/kg 0.764 kg CO2eq/kg 0.7746 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 21 Mozambique 4.85 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 22 French Guiana 4.51 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 23 Congo 4.23 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 24 Spain 4.05 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 25 Uzbekistan 3.93 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 26 Côte d'Ivoire 0.4221 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  7. 26 South Sudan 3.77 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  8. 27 Sudan 3.74 kg CO2eq/kg compare

See the full ranking of 159 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — emissions intensity in Eastern Asia?
Rice — emissions intensity in Eastern Asia was 0.764 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 2.14 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961.
What is the lowest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.764 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
How does Eastern Asia rank for rice — emissions intensity?
Eastern Asia ranks 24th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
Is rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern Asia 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.