Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in Italy

Italy: Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0004 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
20th
of 102 countries
All-time high
0.0004 kt per square kilometre
in 2010
All-time low
0.0002 kt per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in Italy, 1961–2023

00000196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre in Italy stood at 0.0004 kt per square kilometre.

The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre in Italy peaked at 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, in 1963.

Italy ranks 20th of 102 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in Italy, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0002 kt per square kilometre
1962 0.0002 kt per square kilometre -3.9%
1963 0.0002 kt per square kilometre -2.9%
1964 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +3.9%
1965 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +5.7%
1966 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +4.8%
1967 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +8.5%
1968 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +8.2%
1969 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +8.7%
1970 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +2.3%
1971 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
1972 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +4.7%
1973 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +3.6%
1974 0.0003 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
1975 0.0003 kt per square kilometre -7.2%
1976 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +4.8%
1977 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
1978 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +2.9%
1979 0.0003 kt per square kilometre -4.0%
1980 0.0003 kt per square kilometre -4.0%
1981 0.0003 kt per square kilometre -4.0%
1982 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +4.5%
1983 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +3.4%
1984 0.0003 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
1985 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +2.8%
1986 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +3.3%
1987 0.0003 kt per square kilometre -1.0%
1988 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +4.6%
1989 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +3.8%
1990 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +3.9%
1991 0.0004 kt per square kilometre -4.3%
1992 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +5.6%
1993 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +7.1%
1994 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
1995 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
1996 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
1997 0.0004 kt per square kilometre -5.0%
1998 0.0004 kt per square kilometre -4.4%
1999 0.0004 kt per square kilometre -0.9%
2000 0.0004 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
2001 0.0004 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
2002 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
2003 0.0004 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
2004 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +5.1%
2005 0.0004 kt per square kilometre -2.5%
2006 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
2007 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +2.8%
2008 0.0004 kt per square kilometre -3.6%
2009 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +6.4%
2010 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +3.9%
2011 0.0004 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
2012 0.0004 kt per square kilometre -4.6%
2013 0.0004 kt per square kilometre -8.1%
2014 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
2015 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +3.6%
2016 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
2017 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2018 0.0004 kt per square kilometre -7.2%
2019 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
2020 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +3.3%
2021 0.0004 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
2022 0.0004 kt per square kilometre -3.8%
2023 0.0004 kt per square kilometre -3.7%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 0.0004 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 16.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 0.0004 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 26.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 17 Burundi 0.0006 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 18 China 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 19 Nigeria 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 21 Malaysia 0.0003 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 22 Guinea-Bissau 0.0003 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 23 Ecuador 0.0003 kt per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 104 places →

More climate change data for Italy

All data for Italy →

Frequently asked questions

What is rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre in Italy?
Rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre in Italy was 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in 2010.
What is the lowest rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in 1963.
How does Italy rank for rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 20th out of 102 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in Italy. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/rice-rice-cultivation-emissions-ch4-per-square-kilometre/italy/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/rice-rice-cultivation-emissions-ch4-per-square-kilometre/italy/">Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in Italy</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
104 places, 6,139 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.