Germany vs South Africa: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity

Germany
0.141 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
South Africa
0.1407 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
Germany rank
123rd
South Africa rank
124th

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity over time

  • Germany
  • South Africa
0.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.141 kg CO2eq/kg against 0.1407 kg CO2eq/kg in South Africa, a difference of 0.0003 kg CO2eq/kg.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 123rd and South Africa ranks 124th of 174 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2506 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1843 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0664 kg CO2eq/kg Germany
1970s 0.2751 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2036 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0714 kg CO2eq/kg Germany
1980s 0.2626 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2374 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0252 kg CO2eq/kg Germany
1990s 0.2071 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2386 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0315 kg CO2eq/kg South Africa
2000s 0.1882 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2038 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0156 kg CO2eq/kg South Africa
2010s 0.1788 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1753 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0036 kg CO2eq/kg Germany
2020s 0.1452 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1672 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0221 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, Germany or South Africa?
Germany, at 0.141 kg CO2eq/kg against 0.1407 kg CO2eq/kg in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity between Germany and South Africa?
0.0003 kg CO2eq/kg, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Germany and South Africa rank globally for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?
Germany ranks 123rd 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.