Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) was 9,258 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9,258 kt
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
19th
of 29 groups
All-time high
14,524 kt
in 1987
All-time low
6,071 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) in Southern Europe, 1961–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Europe stood at 9,258 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Europe peaked at 14,524 kt in 1987 and was at its lowest, 6,071 kt, in 1961.

That places Southern Europe 19th 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 Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 6,071 kt —
1962 6,540 kt +7.7%
1963 6,648 kt +1.7%
1964 7,027 kt +5.7%
1965 7,247 kt +3.1%
1966 7,773 kt +7.3%
1967 8,091 kt +4.1%
1968 8,764 kt +8.3%
1969 9,134 kt +4.2%
1970 9,019 kt -1.3%
1971 9,936 kt +10.2%
1972 10,194 kt +2.6%
1973 10,267 kt +0.7%
1974 10,545 kt +2.7%
1975 10,850 kt +2.9%
1976 11,272 kt +3.9%
1977 11,423 kt +1.3%
1978 12,939 kt +13.3%
1979 13,274 kt +2.6%
1980 13,113 kt -1.2%
1981 12,703 kt -3.1%
1982 12,853 kt +1.2%
1983 12,956 kt +0.8%
1984 14,370 kt +10.9%
1985 14,217 kt -1.1%
1986 14,213 kt -0.0%
1987 14,524 kt +2.2%
1988 14,435 kt -0.6%
1989 13,535 kt -6.2%
1990 13,370 kt -1.2%
1991 12,970 kt -3.0%
1992 11,436 kt -11.8%
1993 11,569 kt +1.2%
1994 11,742 kt +1.5%
1995 11,344 kt -3.4%
1996 12,760 kt +12.5%
1997 12,436 kt -2.5%
1998 12,853 kt +3.4%
1999 12,472 kt -3.0%
2000 12,367 kt -0.8%
2001 11,872 kt -4.0%
2002 12,238 kt +3.1%
2003 12,183 kt -0.4%
2004 13,189 kt +8.3%
2005 11,516 kt -12.7%
2006 11,784 kt +2.3%
2007 12,477 kt +5.9%
2008 11,400 kt -8.6%
2009 10,170 kt -10.8%
2010 10,505 kt +3.3%
2011 10,564 kt +0.6%
2012 10,707 kt +1.4%
2013 11,517 kt +7.6%
2014 11,327 kt -1.6%
2015 11,037 kt -2.6%
2016 11,186 kt +1.4%
2017 10,718 kt -4.2%
2018 10,755 kt +0.3%
2019 10,463 kt -2.7%
2020 11,458 kt +9.5%
2021 10,697 kt -6.6%
2022 9,476 kt -11.4%
2023 9,258 kt -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7,477 kt 6,071 kt 9,134 kt 9
1970s 10,972 kt 9,019 kt 13,274 kt 10
1980s 13,692 kt 12,703 kt 14,524 kt 10
1990s 12,295 kt 11,344 kt 13,370 kt 10
2000s 11,920 kt 10,170 kt 13,189 kt 10
2010s 10,878 kt 10,463 kt 11,517 kt 10
2020s 10,222 kt 9,258 kt 11,458 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 16 Germany 5,726 kt compare
  2. 16 Timor-Leste 7.97 kt compare
  3. 17 Poland 5,295 kt compare
  4. 17 Melanesia 1.48 kt compare
  5. 18 Egypt 4,835 kt compare
  6. 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.0206 kt compare
  7. 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3,407 kt compare
  8. 19 Micronesia 0.0056 kt compare
  9. 20 Spain 3,267 kt compare
  10. 20 Polynesia 0 kt
  11. 21 Indonesia 3,136 kt compare
  12. 22 Ethiopia 3,057 kt compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Europe?
Cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Europe was 9,258 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 14,524 kt in 1987.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 6,071 kt in 1961.
How does Southern Europe rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq)?
Southern Europe ranks 19th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Europe 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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About this data

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.