What is rice — rice cultivation in Southern Africa?

Rice — rice cultivation in Southern Africa was 0.2996 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest rice — rice cultivation recorded in Southern Africa?

The highest recorded value was 0.5883 kt in 1962.

What is the lowest rice — rice cultivation recorded in Southern Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2996 kt in 2050.

How does Southern Africa rank for rice — rice cultivation?

Southern Africa ranks 31st out of 31 groups with data for 2050.

Where does this Southern Africa data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rice — Rice cultivation in Southern Africa

Name: Rice — Rice cultivation in Southern Africa
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Southern Africa: Rice — Rice cultivation was 0.2996 kt in 2050. ▼ Falling

Latest (2050)

0.2996 kt

Rank

31st

of 31 groups

All-time high

0.5883 kt

in 1962

All-time low

0.2996 kt

in 2050

Years of data

1961–2050

Rice — Rice cultivation in Southern Africa, 1961–2050

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Southern Africa recorded 0.2996 kt for rice — rice cultivation in 2050. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, rice — rice cultivation in Southern Africa peaked at 0.5883 kt in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.2996 kt, in 2050.

Southern Africa ranks 31st of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Rice — Rice cultivation in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4) in Southern Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year	kt	Change
1961	0.5837 kt	—
1962	0.5883 kt	+0.8%
1963	0.5328 kt	-9.4%
1964	0.5297 kt	-0.6%
1965	0.518 kt	-2.2%
1966	0.5193 kt	+0.3%
1967	0.5249 kt	+1.1%
1968	0.5283 kt	+0.6%
1969	0.562 kt	+6.4%
1970	0.5324 kt	-5.3%
1971	0.53 kt	-0.5%
1972	0.4829 kt	-8.9%
1973	0.457 kt	-5.4%
1974	0.4414 kt	-3.4%
1975	0.4769 kt	+8.0%
1976	0.4945 kt	+3.7%
1977	0.497 kt	+0.5%
1978	0.497 kt	+0.0%
1979	0.497 kt	+0.0%
1980	0.497 kt	+0.0%
1981	0.448 kt	-9.9%
1982	0.3992 kt	-10.9%
1983	0.3961 kt	-0.8%
1984	0.3847 kt	-2.9%
1985	0.392 kt	+1.9%
1986	0.392 kt	+0.0%
1987	0.392 kt	+0.0%
1988	0.392 kt	+0.0%
1989	0.392 kt	+0.0%
1990	0.3588 kt	-8.5%
1991	0.4318 kt	+20.3%
1992	0.4204 kt	-2.6%
1993	0.4096 kt	-2.6%
1994	0.4034 kt	-1.5%
1995	0.401 kt	-0.6%
1996	0.3879 kt	-3.3%
1997	0.3861 kt	-0.5%
1998	0.374 kt	-3.1%
1999	0.3557 kt	-4.9%
2000	0.3689 kt	+3.7%
2001	0.3965 kt	+7.5%
2002	0.3615 kt	-8.8%
2003	0.3811 kt	+5.4%
2004	0.3688 kt	-3.2%
2005	0.365 kt	-1.0%
2006	0.3616 kt	-0.9%
2007	0.379 kt	+4.8%
2008	0.3439 kt	-9.3%
2009	0.3477 kt	+1.1%
2010	0.3451 kt	-0.7%
2011	0.3432 kt	-0.6%
2012	0.3239 kt	-5.6%
2013	0.339 kt	+4.7%
2014	0.339 kt	+0.0%
2015	0.3352 kt	-1.1%
2016	0.3337 kt	-0.4%
2017	0.333 kt	-0.2%
2018	0.3317 kt	-0.4%
2019	0.3293 kt	-0.7%
2020	0.3268 kt	-0.8%
2021	0.3247 kt	-0.6%
2022	0.3227 kt	-0.6%
2023	0.3207 kt	-0.6%
2030	0.3334 kt	+4.0%
2050	0.2996 kt	-10.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.543 kt	0.518 kt	0.5883 kt	9
1970s	0.4906 kt	0.4414 kt	0.5324 kt	10
1980s	0.4085 kt	0.3847 kt	0.497 kt	10
1990s	0.3929 kt	0.3557 kt	0.4318 kt	10
2000s	0.3674 kt	0.3439 kt	0.3965 kt	10
2010s	0.3353 kt	0.3239 kt	0.3451 kt	10
2020s	0.3237 kt	0.3207 kt	0.3268 kt	4
2030s	0.3334 kt	0.3334 kt	0.3334 kt	1
2050s	0.2996 kt	0.2996 kt	0.2996 kt	1

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

28 Sri Lanka 73.59 kt compare
29 Russian Federation 73.18 kt compare
30 Dominican Republic 65.51 kt compare
31 Uruguay 61.6 kt compare
32 Spain 54.96 kt compare
33 Mali 54.09 kt compare
34 Cuba 53.57 kt compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

More climate change data for Southern Africa

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,717 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,474 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,243 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.17 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,152 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,709 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,306 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 402.74 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 20.02 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.38 kt (2050)

All data for Southern Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is rice — rice cultivation in Southern Africa?: Rice — rice cultivation in Southern Africa was 0.2996 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — rice cultivation recorded in Southern Africa?: The highest recorded value was 0.5883 kt in 1962.
What is the lowest rice — rice cultivation recorded in Southern Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2996 kt in 2050.
How does Southern Africa rank for rice — rice cultivation?: Southern Africa ranks 31st out of 31 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Southern Africa data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 164 places, 9,966 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).