Rice — Emissions intensity in India
India: Rice — Emissions intensity was 0.7945 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rice — Emissions intensity in India, 1961–2023
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 97th of 114 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Emissions intensity in India, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.05 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 2.27 kg CO2eq/kg | +10.3% |
| 1963 | 2.05 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.7% |
| 1964 | 1.96 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 2.44 kg CO2eq/kg | +24.5% |
| 1966 | 2.44 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 2.05 kg CO2eq/kg | -16.0% |
| 1968 | 1.97 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 1.98 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 1.89 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 1.86 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 1.99 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 1.85 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.9% |
| 1974 | 2.02 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg | -14.7% |
| 1976 | 1.95 kg CO2eq/kg | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 1.64 kg CO2eq/kg | -16.1% |
| 1978 | 1.61 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 1.99 kg CO2eq/kg | +23.1% |
| 1980 | 1.61 kg CO2eq/kg | -19.1% |
| 1981 | 1.64 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 1.74 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 1.48 kg CO2eq/kg | -14.9% |
| 1984 | 1.52 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 1.39 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 1.47 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 1.48 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.28 kg CO2eq/kg | -13.1% |
| 1989 | 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.26 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 1.15 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.22 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 1.17 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.15 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.11 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 1.26 kg CO2eq/kg | +18.4% |
| 2003 | 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.05 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9456 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9202 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9349 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9448 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.943 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9073 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8802 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8616 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.839 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8418 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8166 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8056 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7945 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.7945 kg CO2eq/kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg, 60% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- India's 0.7945 kg CO2eq/kg is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.8193 kg CO2eq/kg, 97% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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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 97th out of 114 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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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.