Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) was 22,171 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
22,171 kt
Change on year
up 12.2%
Rank
14th
of 29 groups
All-time high
22,171 kt
in 2023
All-time low
3,635 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2023

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 22,171 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 22,171 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,635 kt, in 1961.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 3,635 kt
1962 3,821 kt +5.1%
1963 3,940 kt +3.1%
1964 4,064 kt +3.1%
1965 4,180 kt +2.9%
1966 4,177 kt -0.1%
1967 4,639 kt +11.1%
1968 4,485 kt -3.3%
1969 4,900 kt +9.3%
1970 5,051 kt +3.1%
1971 5,303 kt +5.0%
1972 5,499 kt +3.7%
1973 5,576 kt +1.4%
1974 5,941 kt +6.5%
1975 6,230 kt +4.9%
1976 6,835 kt +9.7%
1977 6,836 kt +0.0%
1978 7,361 kt +7.7%
1979 7,247 kt -1.5%
1980 7,933 kt +9.5%
1981 8,222 kt +3.7%
1982 8,074 kt -1.8%
1983 8,228 kt +1.9%
1984 8,208 kt -0.2%
1985 9,169 kt +11.7%
1986 9,111 kt -0.6%
1987 8,806 kt -3.3%
1988 10,008 kt +13.6%
1989 9,396 kt -6.1%
1990 9,667 kt +2.9%
1991 9,730 kt +0.7%
1992 14,021 kt +44.1%
1993 13,805 kt -1.5%
1994 11,940 kt -13.5%
1995 11,523 kt -3.5%
1996 12,644 kt +9.7%
1997 12,226 kt -3.3%
1998 12,124 kt -0.8%
1999 11,877 kt -2.0%
2000 11,408 kt -4.0%
2001 11,878 kt +4.1%
2002 12,053 kt +1.5%
2003 12,470 kt +3.5%
2004 12,151 kt -2.6%
2005 13,304 kt +9.5%
2006 13,738 kt +3.3%
2007 13,600 kt -1.0%
2008 14,081 kt +3.5%
2009 14,714 kt +4.5%
2010 15,793 kt +7.3%
2011 15,891 kt +0.6%
2012 16,107 kt +1.4%
2013 16,633 kt +3.3%
2014 17,536 kt +5.4%
2015 16,901 kt -3.6%
2016 18,833 kt +11.4%
2017 19,202 kt +2.0%
2018 19,108 kt -0.5%
2019 19,751 kt +3.4%
2020 21,460 kt +8.7%
2021 20,512 kt -4.4%
2022 19,762 kt -3.7%
2023 22,171 kt +12.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4,205 kt 3,635 kt 4,900 kt 9
1970s 6,188 kt 5,051 kt 7,361 kt 10
1980s 8,715 kt 7,933 kt 10,008 kt 10
1990s 11,956 kt 9,667 kt 14,021 kt 10
2000s 12,940 kt 11,408 kt 14,714 kt 10
2010s 17,575 kt 15,793 kt 19,751 kt 10
2020s 20,976 kt 19,762 kt 22,171 kt 4

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 11 Australia 12,148 kt compare
  2. 12 Argentina 8,351 kt compare
  3. 13 Ukraine 6,829 kt compare
  4. 14 Mexico 6,026 kt compare
  5. 15 France 6,024 kt compare
  6. 16 Germany 5,726 kt compare
  7. 16 Timor-Leste 7.97 kt compare
  8. 17 Poland 5,295 kt compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 22,171 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 22,171 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 3,635 kt in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq)?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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
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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.