Rice — Emissions intensity in El Salvador

El Salvador: Rice — Emissions intensity was 0.5544 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.5544 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 70.1%
World rank
119th
of 127 countries
All-time high
0.6576 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1977
All-time low
0.2582 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Emissions intensity in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador is 0.5544 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 70.1% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — emissions intensity in El Salvador peaked at 0.6576 kg CO2eq/kg in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.2582 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2019.

That places El Salvador 119th out of 127 countries 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.4952 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4074 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6109 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 0.4991 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3735 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6576 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 0.4108 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3359 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4738 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.3427 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3062 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3883 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.3682 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3153 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4626 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.3925 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2582 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5712 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.4306 kg CO2eq/kg 0.326 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5544 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 116 Senegal 0.5976 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 117 Brazil 0.5797 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 118 Rwanda 0.57 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 120 Liberia 0.4986 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 121 Guatemala 0.4846 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 122 Kenya 0.453 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — emissions intensity in El Salvador?
Rice — emissions intensity in El Salvador was 0.5544 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — emissions intensity recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6576 kg CO2eq/kg in 1977.
What is the lowest rice — emissions intensity recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2582 kg CO2eq/kg in 2019.
How does El Salvador rank for rice — emissions intensity?
El Salvador ranks 119th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador 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.