Rice — Emissions intensity in Melanesia

Melanesia: Rice — Emissions intensity was 1.91 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.91 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
5th
of 18 countries
All-time high
5.33 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1998
All-time low
1.58 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1999
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Emissions intensity in Melanesia, 1961–2023

2345196119922023

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

Analysis

Melanesia recorded 1.91 kg CO2eq/kg for rice — emissions intensity in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — emissions intensity in Melanesia peaked at 5.33 kg CO2eq/kg in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.58 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1999.

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

Rice — Emissions intensity in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Emissions intensity in Melanesia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 2.34 kg CO2eq/kg —
1962 2.35 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
1963 2.29 kg CO2eq/kg -2.3%
1964 2.34 kg CO2eq/kg +2.0%
1965 2.35 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1966 2.42 kg CO2eq/kg +3.0%
1967 2.48 kg CO2eq/kg +2.7%
1968 2.2 kg CO2eq/kg -11.2%
1969 2.51 kg CO2eq/kg +13.8%
1970 2.23 kg CO2eq/kg -11.1%
1971 2.22 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
1972 2.14 kg CO2eq/kg -3.5%
1973 2.13 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
1974 2.16 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%
1975 1.95 kg CO2eq/kg -9.6%
1976 1.96 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1977 2.16 kg CO2eq/kg +10.2%
1978 2.31 kg CO2eq/kg +7.1%
1979 2.06 kg CO2eq/kg -10.7%
1980 2 kg CO2eq/kg -3.0%
1981 2 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1982 2 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
1983 2.15 kg CO2eq/kg +7.2%
1984 2.07 kg CO2eq/kg -3.8%
1985 1.92 kg CO2eq/kg -7.3%
1986 2.1 kg CO2eq/kg +9.6%
1987 2.2 kg CO2eq/kg +4.7%
1988 1.77 kg CO2eq/kg -19.4%
1989 1.76 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
1990 1.9 kg CO2eq/kg +8.0%
1991 1.78 kg CO2eq/kg -6.0%
1992 1.93 kg CO2eq/kg +8.2%
1993 1.79 kg CO2eq/kg -7.3%
1994 1.84 kg CO2eq/kg +2.9%
1995 1.64 kg CO2eq/kg -11.0%
1996 2.01 kg CO2eq/kg +22.6%
1997 1.96 kg CO2eq/kg -2.3%
1998 5.33 kg CO2eq/kg +171.7%
1999 1.58 kg CO2eq/kg -70.3%
2000 1.7 kg CO2eq/kg +7.3%
2001 1.76 kg CO2eq/kg +3.7%
2002 1.78 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
2003 1.87 kg CO2eq/kg +4.9%
2004 1.91 kg CO2eq/kg +2.3%
2005 1.91 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
2006 1.93 kg CO2eq/kg +0.8%
2007 1.75 kg CO2eq/kg -9.0%
2008 2.07 kg CO2eq/kg +17.8%
2009 1.82 kg CO2eq/kg -11.9%
2010 1.98 kg CO2eq/kg +8.6%
2011 1.98 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
2012 2.36 kg CO2eq/kg +19.0%
2013 2.01 kg CO2eq/kg -14.8%
2014 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg -14.5%
2015 2.17 kg CO2eq/kg +26.6%
2016 2 kg CO2eq/kg -7.8%
2017 2.01 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
2018 2.11 kg CO2eq/kg +5.0%
2019 2.02 kg CO2eq/kg -4.1%
2020 1.81 kg CO2eq/kg -10.4%
2021 1.68 kg CO2eq/kg -7.3%
2022 1.59 kg CO2eq/kg -5.2%
2023 1.91 kg CO2eq/kg +20.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rice — Emissions intensity in Melanesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1998 +171.7% 1.96 kg CO2eq/kg 5.33 kg CO2eq/kg
1999 -70.3% 5.33 kg CO2eq/kg 1.58 kg CO2eq/kg

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.36 kg CO2eq/kg 2.2 kg CO2eq/kg 2.51 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 2.13 kg CO2eq/kg 1.95 kg CO2eq/kg 2.31 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 2 kg CO2eq/kg 1.76 kg CO2eq/kg 2.2 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 2.17 kg CO2eq/kg 1.58 kg CO2eq/kg 5.33 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 1.85 kg CO2eq/kg 1.7 kg CO2eq/kg 2.07 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 2.03 kg CO2eq/kg 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg 2.36 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 1.75 kg CO2eq/kg 1.59 kg CO2eq/kg 1.91 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 2 Jamaica 6,671 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 2 Micronesia 3.76 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 3 Timor-Leste 2.5 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 3 Zimbabwe 177.82 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 4 Algeria 119.76 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.08 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  7. 5 Ukraine 65.94 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  8. 6 South Africa 50.99 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  9. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 1.59 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  10. 7 Mauritius 49.81 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  11. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 1.57 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  12. 7 Caribbean 1.69 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  13. 8 Romania 29.2 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — emissions intensity in Melanesia?
Rice — emissions intensity in Melanesia was 1.91 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 5.33 kg CO2eq/kg in 1998.
What is the lowest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.58 kg CO2eq/kg in 1999.
How does Melanesia rank for rice — emissions intensity?
Melanesia ranks 5th out of 18 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Melanesia 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.