Rice — Emissions intensity in South America
South America: Rice — Emissions intensity was 0.8073 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.8073 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
23rd
of 27 groups
All-time high
1.8 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1966
All-time low
0.7741 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Rice — Emissions intensity in South America, 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 South America is 0.8073 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — emissions intensity in South America peaked at 1.8 kg CO2eq/kg in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.7741 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2021.
South America ranks 23rd of 27 groups 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 South America, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.59 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 1.63 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 1.66 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 1.71 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 1.6 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 1.8 kg CO2eq/kg | +12.7% |
| 1967 | 1.63 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.8% |
| 1968 | 1.68 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 1.59 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 1.68 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 1.56 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 1.55 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.58 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 1.55 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 1.53 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.53 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.68 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 1.61 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 1.48 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 1.61 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 1.45 kg CO2eq/kg | -10.1% |
| 1983 | 1.52 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 1.41 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 1.33 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.34 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 1.24 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.35 kg CO2eq/kg | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg | -11.6% |
| 1992 | 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.13 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 1.14 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9949 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9677 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9799 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9209 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9355 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8969 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9032 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8624 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8616 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9238 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8314 kg CO2eq/kg | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.867 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8697 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8409 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8035 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8502 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8144 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7949 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8161 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7975 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7741 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8124 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8073 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.67 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.59 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.8 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.59 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.53 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.68 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.61 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.35 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9335 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.8616 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8412 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.7949 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9238 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7978 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.7741 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.8124 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 20 Bulgaria 5.24 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 21 Mozambique 4.85 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 22 French Guiana 4.51 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 23 Congo 4.23 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 24 Spain 4.05 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 3.93 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 0.4221 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 26 South Sudan 3.77 kg CO2eq/kg compare
More climate change data for South America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 12.72 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 224,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 781,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 846.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 27,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 123,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 96,422 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,326 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 363.86 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — emissions intensity in South America?
- Rice — emissions intensity in South America was 0.8073 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — emissions intensity recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 kg CO2eq/kg in 1966.
- What is the lowest rice — emissions intensity recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7741 kg CO2eq/kg in 2021.
- How does South America rank for rice — emissions intensity?
- South America ranks 23rd out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America 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.