Rice — Emissions intensity in Indonesia

Indonesia: Rice — Emissions intensity was 1.37 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.37 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
68th
of 114 countries
All-time high
3.59 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1963
All-time low
1.32 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2015
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Emissions intensity in Indonesia, 1961–2023

01234196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, rice — emissions intensity in Indonesia stood at 1.37 kg CO2eq/kg.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — emissions intensity in Indonesia peaked at 3.59 kg CO2eq/kg in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2015.

Indonesia ranks 68th of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Rice — Emissions intensity in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Emissions intensity in Indonesia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 3.51 kg CO2eq/kg —
1962 3.46 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
1963 3.59 kg CO2eq/kg +3.6%
1964 3.5 kg CO2eq/kg -2.4%
1965 3.49 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
1966 3.49 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
1967 3.52 kg CO2eq/kg +0.9%
1968 2.91 kg CO2eq/kg -17.1%
1969 2.76 kg CO2eq/kg -5.3%
1970 2.63 kg CO2eq/kg -4.7%
1971 2.57 kg CO2eq/kg -2.1%
1972 2.57 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
1973 2.47 kg CO2eq/kg -4.0%
1974 2.39 kg CO2eq/kg -3.2%
1975 2.4 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
1976 2.27 kg CO2eq/kg -5.4%
1977 2.28 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
1978 2.21 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
1979 2.15 kg CO2eq/kg -2.8%
1980 1.98 kg CO2eq/kg -8.1%
1981 1.88 kg CO2eq/kg -5.1%
1982 1.77 kg CO2eq/kg -5.7%
1983 1.71 kg CO2eq/kg -3.2%
1984 1.7 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
1985 1.69 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
1986 1.68 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
1987 1.66 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
1988 1.64 kg CO2eq/kg -1.3%
1989 1.57 kg CO2eq/kg -3.9%
1990 1.57 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
1991 1.55 kg CO2eq/kg -1.1%
1992 1.55 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
1993 1.53 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
1994 1.55 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%
1995 1.55 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1996 1.55 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
1997 1.52 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
1998 1.62 kg CO2eq/kg +6.8%
1999 1.59 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
2000 1.54 kg CO2eq/kg -3.0%
2001 1.55 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
2002 1.52 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
2003 1.51 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
2004 1.52 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
2005 1.51 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
2006 1.5 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
2007 1.49 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
2008 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg -4.6%
2009 1.41 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
2010 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
2011 1.42 kg CO2eq/kg +1.2%
2012 1.38 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
2013 1.36 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
2014 1.38 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
2015 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg -4.1%
2016 1.41 kg CO2eq/kg +6.5%
2017 1.41 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
2018 1.38 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
2019 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg +1.2%
2020 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg +2.3%
2021 1.42 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
2022 1.37 kg CO2eq/kg -3.1%
2023 1.37 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 1.37 kg CO2eq/kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg, 79% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 1.37 kg CO2eq/kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.41 kg CO2eq/kg, 97% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.36 kg CO2eq/kg 2.76 kg CO2eq/kg 3.59 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 2.39 kg CO2eq/kg 2.15 kg CO2eq/kg 2.63 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg 1.57 kg CO2eq/kg 1.98 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 1.56 kg CO2eq/kg 1.52 kg CO2eq/kg 1.62 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 1.5 kg CO2eq/kg 1.41 kg CO2eq/kg 1.55 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 1.39 kg CO2eq/kg 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg 1.42 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg 1.37 kg CO2eq/kg 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 65 Kazakhstan 1.51 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 66 Colombia 1.49 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 67 Fiji 1.45 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 69 Cambodia 1.35 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 70 Sierra Leone 1.34 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 71 Argentina 1.33 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — emissions intensity in Indonesia?
Rice — emissions intensity in Indonesia was 1.37 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 3.59 kg CO2eq/kg in 1963.
What is the lowest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg in 2015.
How does Indonesia rank for rice — emissions intensity?
Indonesia ranks 68th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Indonesia 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.