Rice — Emissions intensity in World
World: Rice — Emissions intensity was 0.9396 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rice — Emissions intensity in World, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
World recorded 0.9396 kg CO2eq/kg for rice — emissions intensity in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — emissions intensity in World peaked at 2.38 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.9396 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2023.
That places World 20th out of 27 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 World, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.38 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 2.35 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 2.16 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.1% |
| 1964 | 2.11 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 2.18 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 2.16 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 2.05 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 2 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 1.98 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 1.87 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 1.9 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 1.93 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 1.83 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 1.86 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.78 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 1.83 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 1.74 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 1.67 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 1.69 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.63 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 1.59 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 1.51 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 1.39 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.38 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.38 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.38 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.35 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 1.28 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 1.27 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.26 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.24 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.24 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.2 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.17 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.17 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.15 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.15 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.14 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.11 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.1 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9948 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9957 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9842 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9716 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9634 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.963 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9485 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9476 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9396 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.15 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.98 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.38 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.81 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.67 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.93 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.63 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.17 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.28 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9634 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9497 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9396 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.963 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
- 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
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — emissions intensity in World?
- Rice — emissions intensity in World was 0.9396 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — emissions intensity recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961.
- What is the lowest rice — emissions intensity recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9396 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
- How does World rank for rice — emissions intensity?
- World ranks 20th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.