Belgium vs South Africa: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity

Belgium
0.139 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
South Africa
0.1407 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
Belgium rank
125th
South Africa rank
124th

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity over time

  • Belgium
  • South Africa
0.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1407 kg CO2eq/kg against 0.139 kg CO2eq/kg in Belgium, a difference of 0.0017 kg CO2eq/kg.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.

Belgium ranks 125th and South Africa ranks 124th of 174 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1447 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2038 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0591 kg CO2eq/kg South Africa
2010s 0.1767 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1753 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0014 kg CO2eq/kg Belgium
2020s 0.1624 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1672 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0048 kg CO2eq/kg South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity, Belgium or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.1407 kg CO2eq/kg against 0.139 kg CO2eq/kg in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity between Belgium and South Africa?
0.0017 kg CO2eq/kg, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and South Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and South Africa rank globally for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?
Belgium ranks 125th and South Africa ranks 124th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
222 places, 12,381 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.