Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) was 11,755 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11,755 kt
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
2nd
of 20 groups
All-time high
11,755 kt
in 2023
All-time low
2,586 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2023

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 11,755 kt for cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 11,755 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,586 kt, in 1961.

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 20 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 2,586 kt —
1962 2,648 kt +2.4%
1963 2,676 kt +1.1%
1964 2,705 kt +1.1%
1965 2,753 kt +1.8%
1966 2,809 kt +2.0%
1967 2,989 kt +6.4%
1968 2,845 kt -4.8%
1969 3,034 kt +6.6%
1970 2,950 kt -2.8%
1971 3,017 kt +2.3%
1972 3,089 kt +2.4%
1973 3,067 kt -0.7%
1974 3,205 kt +4.5%
1975 3,323 kt +3.7%
1976 3,454 kt +3.9%
1977 3,436 kt -0.5%
1978 3,519 kt +2.4%
1979 3,426 kt -2.6%
1980 3,592 kt +4.8%
1981 3,756 kt +4.6%
1982 3,655 kt -2.7%
1983 3,782 kt +3.5%
1984 3,734 kt -1.3%
1985 4,179 kt +11.9%
1986 4,254 kt +1.8%
1987 4,131 kt -2.9%
1988 4,708 kt +14.0%
1989 4,583 kt -2.7%
1990 4,367 kt -4.7%
1991 4,697 kt +7.6%
1992 4,761 kt +1.4%
1993 4,799 kt +0.8%
1994 5,030 kt +4.8%
1995 5,083 kt +1.1%
1996 5,606 kt +10.3%
1997 5,470 kt -2.4%
1998 5,688 kt +4.0%
1999 5,571 kt -2.1%
2000 5,311 kt -4.7%
2001 5,772 kt +8.7%
2002 5,932 kt +2.8%
2003 6,508 kt +9.7%
2004 6,191 kt -4.9%
2005 7,078 kt +14.3%
2006 7,055 kt -0.3%
2007 7,312 kt +3.6%
2008 7,833 kt +7.1%
2009 8,025 kt +2.5%
2010 8,668 kt +8.0%
2011 8,788 kt +1.4%
2012 8,983 kt +2.2%
2013 9,594 kt +6.8%
2014 10,236 kt +6.7%
2015 9,755 kt -4.7%
2016 10,543 kt +8.1%
2017 10,857 kt +3.0%
2018 11,051 kt +1.8%
2019 10,844 kt -1.9%
2020 11,679 kt +7.7%
2021 11,298 kt -3.3%
2022 11,568 kt +2.4%
2023 11,755 kt +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,783 kt 2,586 kt 3,034 kt 9
1970s 3,249 kt 2,950 kt 3,519 kt 10
1980s 4,037 kt 3,592 kt 4,708 kt 10
1990s 5,107 kt 4,367 kt 5,688 kt 10
2000s 6,702 kt 5,311 kt 8,025 kt 10
2010s 9,932 kt 8,668 kt 11,051 kt 10
2020s 11,575 kt 11,298 kt 11,755 kt 4

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 1 OECD 146,554 kt compare
  2. 2 China 73,956 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 73,821 kt compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 9,260 kt compare
  5. 4 India 40,313 kt compare
  6. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,732 kt compare
  7. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 1,484 kt compare
  8. 5 USSR 38,045 kt compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 11,755 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 11,755 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 2,586 kt in 1961.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq)?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
248 places, 13,971 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.