Rice — Emissions intensity in Senegal

Senegal: Rice — Emissions intensity was 0.5976 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.5976 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
116th
of 127 countries
All-time high
3.26 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1972
All-time low
0.5856 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Emissions intensity in Senegal, 1961–2023

123196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, rice — emissions intensity in Senegal stood at 0.5976 kg CO2eq/kg.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — emissions intensity in Senegal peaked at 3.26 kg CO2eq/kg in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.5856 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2014.

Senegal ranks 116th 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 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg 1.45 kg CO2eq/kg 2.43 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 1.99 kg CO2eq/kg 1.42 kg CO2eq/kg 3.26 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 1.31 kg CO2eq/kg 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg 2.33 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.9796 kg CO2eq/kg 0.8308 kg CO2eq/kg 1.14 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.9057 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6604 kg CO2eq/kg 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.6403 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5856 kg CO2eq/kg 0.7226 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.6418 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5976 kg CO2eq/kg 0.7037 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 113 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.6825 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 114 Ghana 0.6049 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 115 Belize 0.6003 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 117 Brazil 0.5797 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 118 Rwanda 0.57 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 119 El Salvador 0.5544 kg CO2eq/kg compare

See the full ranking of 159 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — emissions intensity in Senegal?
Rice — emissions intensity in Senegal was 0.5976 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 3.26 kg CO2eq/kg in 1972.
What is the lowest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5856 kg CO2eq/kg in 2014.
How does Senegal rank for rice — emissions intensity?
Senegal ranks 116th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Senegal 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.