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

The highest recorded value was 0.3351 kg CO2eq/kg in 2020.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.1123 kg CO2eq/kg in 1966.

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

Australia ranks 80th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Australia 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 Australia

Name: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Australia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Australia: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity was 0.2079 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.2079 kg CO2eq/kg

Change on year

up 3.6%

World rank

80th

of 189 countries

All-time high

0.3351 kg CO2eq/kg

in 2020

All-time low

0.1123 kg CO2eq/kg

in 1966

Years of data

1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Australia, 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 Australia stood at 0.2079 kg CO2eq/kg.

That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Australia peaked at 0.3351 kg CO2eq/kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1123 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1966.

That places Australia 80th out of 189 countries 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1276 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1123 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1708 kg CO2eq/kg	9
1970s	0.1363 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1188 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1673 kg CO2eq/kg	10
1980s	0.151 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1246 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1884 kg CO2eq/kg	10
1990s	0.1898 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1601 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2681 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2000s	0.2066 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1615 kg CO2eq/kg	0.3082 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2010s	0.2115 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1777 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2522 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2020s	0.2423 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2007 kg CO2eq/kg	0.3351 kg CO2eq/kg	4

Countries ranked near Australia

77 Switzerland 0.2118 kg CO2eq/kg compare
78 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.2104 kg CO2eq/kg compare
79 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.2082 kg CO2eq/kg compare
81 Sudan 0.2066 kg CO2eq/kg compare
82 Australia and New Zealand 0.2061 kg CO2eq/kg compare
83 Benin 0.2055 kg CO2eq/kg compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

More climate change data for Australia

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 118,578 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 34,162 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 84,416 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 128.91 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 3,015 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 12,473 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 10,966 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,507 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 41.38 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 53.82 kt (2050)

All data for Australia →

Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Australia?: Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Australia was 0.2079 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 Australia?: The highest recorded value was 0.3351 kg CO2eq/kg in 2020.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1123 kg CO2eq/kg in 1966.
How does Australia rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?: Australia ranks 80th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia 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.