What is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Asia?

Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Asia was 0.198 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Asia?

The highest recorded value was 0.2524 kg CO2eq/kg in 2003.

What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Asia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1432 kg CO2eq/kg in 1962.

How does Asia rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?

Asia ranks 8th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.

Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Asia?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Asia data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Asia

Name: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Asia
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Asia: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity was 0.198 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.198 kg CO2eq/kg

Change on year

down 0.1%

Rank

8th

of 33 groups

All-time high

0.2524 kg CO2eq/kg

in 2003

All-time low

0.1432 kg CO2eq/kg

in 1962

Years of data

1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Asia, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

In 2023, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Asia stood at 0.198 kg CO2eq/kg.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Asia peaked at 0.2524 kg CO2eq/kg in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1432 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1962.

Asia ranks 8th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1514 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1432 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1639 kg CO2eq/kg	9
1970s	0.1798 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1655 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2034 kg CO2eq/kg	10
1980s	0.2232 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2106 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2431 kg CO2eq/kg	10
1990s	0.2355 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2185 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2453 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2000s	0.247 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2431 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2524 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2010s	0.2219 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2057 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2442 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2020s	0.2019 kg CO2eq/kg	0.198 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2081 kg CO2eq/kg	4

Countries ranked near Asia

5 Djibouti 11.41 kg CO2eq/kg compare
6 Guyana 7.79 kg CO2eq/kg compare
7 Fiji 7.22 kg CO2eq/kg compare
8 Saint Lucia 5.93 kg CO2eq/kg compare
9 Cabo Verde 5.72 kg CO2eq/kg compare
10 Guadeloupe 5.25 kg CO2eq/kg compare
11 Papua New Guinea 4.47 kg CO2eq/kg compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

More climate change data for Asia

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2.01 million kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 512,601 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 1.49 million kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1,934 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 53,345 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.12 million kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 552,825 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 567,748 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 2,086 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 20,277 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Asia?: Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Asia was 0.198 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Asia?: The highest recorded value was 0.2524 kg CO2eq/kg in 2003.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1432 kg CO2eq/kg in 1962.
How does Asia rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?: Asia ranks 8th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Asia?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 13 August 2026

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.