Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Australia
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
75th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.3351 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2020
All-time low
0.1123 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1966
Years of data
63
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 75th out of 174 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.
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1185 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 0.1142 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1195 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.115 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1367 kg CO2eq/kg | +18.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1123 kg CO2eq/kg | -17.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1708 kg CO2eq/kg | +52.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1243 kg CO2eq/kg | -27.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1369 kg CO2eq/kg | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1317 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.125 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1673 kg CO2eq/kg | +33.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1334 kg CO2eq/kg | -20.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1344 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1276 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.139 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1548 kg CO2eq/kg | +11.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1188 kg CO2eq/kg | -23.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1307 kg CO2eq/kg | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1639 kg CO2eq/kg | +25.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1337 kg CO2eq/kg | -18.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1884 kg CO2eq/kg | +40.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1246 kg CO2eq/kg | -33.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1331 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1441 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1434 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1605 kg CO2eq/kg | +11.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1559 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1622 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1601 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1652 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1817 kg CO2eq/kg | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1745 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1627 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2681 kg CO2eq/kg | +64.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1983 kg CO2eq/kg | -26.0% |
| 1997 | 0.171 kg CO2eq/kg | -13.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2082 kg CO2eq/kg | +21.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2081 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.186 kg CO2eq/kg | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2011 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1772 kg CO2eq/kg | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3082 kg CO2eq/kg | +73.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1742 kg CO2eq/kg | -43.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1901 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1615 kg CO2eq/kg | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2844 kg CO2eq/kg | +76.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2057 kg CO2eq/kg | -27.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1779 kg CO2eq/kg | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1966 kg CO2eq/kg | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1849 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1777 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2139 kg CO2eq/kg | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2182 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2125 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2354 kg CO2eq/kg | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1869 kg CO2eq/kg | -20.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2371 kg CO2eq/kg | +26.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2522 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3351 kg CO2eq/kg | +32.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2255 kg CO2eq/kg | -32.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2007 kg CO2eq/kg | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2079 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.2079 kg CO2eq/kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1972 kg CO2eq/kg, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.2079 kg CO2eq/kg is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2079 kg CO2eq/kg, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
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
- 72 Albania 0.2147 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 73 Switzerland 0.2118 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 74 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.2082 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 76 Sudan 0.2066 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 77 Australia and New Zealand 0.2061 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 78 Benin 0.2055 kg CO2eq/kg compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
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 75th out of 174 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
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.