Rice — Emissions intensity in Western Asia
Western Asia: Rice — Emissions intensity was 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.06 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
16th
of 27 groups
All-time high
3.23 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1995
All-time low
1.06 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Rice — Emissions intensity in Western Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
In 2023, rice — emissions intensity in Western Asia stood at 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — emissions intensity in Western Asia peaked at 3.23 kg CO2eq/kg in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2023.
Western Asia ranks 16th of 27 groups 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.27 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 2.53 kg CO2eq/kg | +11.6% |
| 1963 | 2.49 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 2.33 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.4% |
| 1965 | 2.39 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 2.45 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 2.42 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 2.27 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.2% |
| 1969 | 2.5 kg CO2eq/kg | +10.2% |
| 1970 | 2.57 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 2.37 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 2.5 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 2.38 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 2.28 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 2.21 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 2.04 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 2.09 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 2.08 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 2.05 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 2.16 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 2.1 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 2.14 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 2.27 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 2.16 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 2.18 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 2.06 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 2.13 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 2.05 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 2.01 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 2.23 kg CO2eq/kg | +10.6% |
| 1991 | 2.63 kg CO2eq/kg | +18.3% |
| 1992 | 2.84 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 2.92 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 2.82 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 3.23 kg CO2eq/kg | +14.2% |
| 1996 | 2.57 kg CO2eq/kg | -20.2% |
| 1997 | 2.73 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 2.47 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 3 kg CO2eq/kg | +21.7% |
| 2000 | 3.04 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 2.61 kg CO2eq/kg | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 2.12 kg CO2eq/kg | -18.6% |
| 2003 | 1.68 kg CO2eq/kg | -21.0% |
| 2004 | 1.75 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.74 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.51 kg CO2eq/kg | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 1.36 kg CO2eq/kg | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2 kg CO2eq/kg | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.33 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 1.27 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.26 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.13 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 1.17 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.11 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 1.34 kg CO2eq/kg | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.09 kg CO2eq/kg | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.27 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.53 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.26 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.04 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.57 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.13 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.01 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.27 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.74 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.23 kg CO2eq/kg | 3.23 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.92 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.36 kg CO2eq/kg | 3.04 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.11 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.34 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 13 Papua New Guinea 17.75 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 13 Türkiye 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 14 Gambia 8.63 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 15 Turkmenistan 8.32 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.9037 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 7.72 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 17 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.7805 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 17 Yugoslav SFR 7.4 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 18 Angola 7.02 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 18 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.6825 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 19 USSR 5.26 kg CO2eq/kg compare
More climate change data for Western Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.32 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 99,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 37,104 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 62,441 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 140.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,230 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 26,418 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 22,925 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,493 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 86.51 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — emissions intensity in Western Asia?
- Rice — emissions intensity in Western Asia was 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 kg CO2eq/kg in 1995.
- What is the lowest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
- How does Western Asia rank for rice — emissions intensity?
- Western Asia ranks 16th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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.