Rice — Emissions intensity in India

India: Rice — Emissions intensity was 0.7945 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.7945 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
107th
of 127 countries
All-time high
2.44 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1965
All-time low
0.7945 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Emissions intensity in India, 1961–2023

11.522.5196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — emissions intensity in India is 0.7945 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — emissions intensity in India peaked at 2.44 kg CO2eq/kg in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.7945 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2023.

India ranks 107th of 127 countries on this measure, 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 2.14 kg CO2eq/kg 1.96 kg CO2eq/kg 2.44 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 1.85 kg CO2eq/kg 1.61 kg CO2eq/kg 2.02 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 1.49 kg CO2eq/kg 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg 1.74 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg 1.11 kg CO2eq/kg 1.26 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 1.09 kg CO2eq/kg 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg 1.26 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.9183 kg CO2eq/kg 0.839 kg CO2eq/kg 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.8146 kg CO2eq/kg 0.7945 kg CO2eq/kg 0.8418 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 104 China, mainland 0.902 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 105 Bhutan 0.824 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 106 Nepal 0.8193 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 108 Paraguay 0.783 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 109 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.7805 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 110 Bangladesh 0.7387 kg CO2eq/kg compare

See the full ranking of 159 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — emissions intensity in India?
Rice — emissions intensity in India was 0.7945 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — emissions intensity recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 2.44 kg CO2eq/kg in 1965.
What is the lowest rice — emissions intensity recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7945 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
How does India rank for rice — emissions intensity?
India ranks 107th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India 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.