Rice — Emissions intensity in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Rice — Emissions intensity was 0.755 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rice — Emissions intensity in Southern Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
In 2023, rice — emissions intensity in Southern Asia stood at 0.755 kg CO2eq/kg. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — emissions intensity in Southern Asia peaked at 2.3 kg CO2eq/kg in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.755 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2023.
That places Southern Asia 25th out of 27 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Emissions intensity in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.01 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 2.19 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 1.98 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.7% |
| 1964 | 1.93 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 2.26 kg CO2eq/kg | +17.2% |
| 1966 | 2.3 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 1.99 kg CO2eq/kg | -13.6% |
| 1968 | 1.91 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 1.9 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 1.85 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 1.85 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.94 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 1.8 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 1.94 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 1.7 kg CO2eq/kg | -12.3% |
| 1976 | 1.86 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 1.62 kg CO2eq/kg | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 1.6 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 1.87 kg CO2eq/kg | +16.8% |
| 1980 | 1.58 kg CO2eq/kg | -15.2% |
| 1981 | 1.6 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.67 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 1.45 kg CO2eq/kg | -12.8% |
| 1984 | 1.49 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 1.39 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 1.45 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg | -10.1% |
| 1989 | 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.24 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.24 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 1.17 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.2 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 1.15 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.09 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 1.15 kg CO2eq/kg | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 1 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9953 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9562 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9582 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.953 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9254 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8824 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8631 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8675 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8748 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.87 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8473 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.825 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8083 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7933 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7914 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7762 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7709 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.755 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.05 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.9 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.3 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.8 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.6 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.94 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.46 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.67 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.953 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.15 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8557 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.7933 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9254 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7734 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.755 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.7914 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 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
- 27 Sudan 3.74 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 28 Solomon Islands 3.58 kg CO2eq/kg compare
More climate change data for Southern Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 38.40 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 933,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 178,099 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 755,497 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 672.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,982 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 403,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 246,070 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 157,834 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 928.57 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — emissions intensity in Southern Asia?
- Rice — emissions intensity in Southern Asia was 0.755 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 kg CO2eq/kg in 1966.
- What is the lowest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.755 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
- How does Southern Asia rank for rice — emissions intensity?
- Southern Asia ranks 25th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.