Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Belgium

Belgium: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity was 0.139 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.139 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
125th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.2034 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2016
All-time low
0.0615 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2001
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Belgium, 2000–2023

0.050.10.150.22000201120232000: 0.063 kg CO2eq/kg2001: 0.061 kg CO2eq/kg2002: 0.176 kg CO2eq/kg2003: 0.181 kg CO2eq/kg2004: 0.161 kg CO2eq/kg2005: 0.165 kg CO2eq/kg2006: 0.166 kg CO2eq/kg2007: 0.172 kg CO2eq/kg2008: 0.147 kg CO2eq/kg2009: 0.155 kg CO2eq/kg2010: 0.172 kg CO2eq/kg2011: 0.172 kg CO2eq/kg2012: 0.172 kg CO2eq/kg2013: 0.168 kg CO2eq/kg2014: 0.173 kg CO2eq/kg2015: 0.174 kg CO2eq/kg2016: 0.203 kg CO2eq/kg2017: 0.171 kg CO2eq/kg2018: 0.189 kg CO2eq/kg2019: 0.171 kg CO2eq/kg2020: 0.18 kg CO2eq/kg2021: 0.19 kg CO2eq/kg2022: 0.141 kg CO2eq/kg2023: 0.139 kg CO2eq/kg

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

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.139 kg CO2eq/kg for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Belgium peaked at 0.2034 kg CO2eq/kg in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0615 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2001.

Belgium ranks 125th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Belgium, 2000 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
2000 0.0626 kg CO2eq/kg —
2001 0.0615 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
2002 0.1761 kg CO2eq/kg +186.3%
2003 0.181 kg CO2eq/kg +2.8%
2004 0.1605 kg CO2eq/kg -11.3%
2005 0.165 kg CO2eq/kg +2.8%
2006 0.1657 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
2007 0.1722 kg CO2eq/kg +3.9%
2008 0.1474 kg CO2eq/kg -14.4%
2009 0.155 kg CO2eq/kg +5.2%
2010 0.1725 kg CO2eq/kg +11.3%
2011 0.1722 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
2012 0.1725 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
2013 0.1682 kg CO2eq/kg -2.5%
2014 0.173 kg CO2eq/kg +2.9%
2015 0.1738 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%
2016 0.2034 kg CO2eq/kg +17.0%
2017 0.171 kg CO2eq/kg -15.9%
2018 0.1887 kg CO2eq/kg +10.4%
2019 0.1714 kg CO2eq/kg -9.2%
2020 0.1797 kg CO2eq/kg +4.8%
2021 0.1901 kg CO2eq/kg +5.8%
2022 0.141 kg CO2eq/kg -25.8%
2023 0.139 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 0.139 kg CO2eq/kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1972 kg CO2eq/kg, 70% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 0.139 kg CO2eq/kg is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1735 kg CO2eq/kg, 80% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +186.3% 0.0615 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1761 kg CO2eq/kg

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1447 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0615 kg CO2eq/kg 0.181 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.1767 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1682 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2034 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.1624 kg CO2eq/kg 0.139 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1901 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 122 Japan 0.1417 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 123 Germany 0.141 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 124 South Africa 0.1407 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 126 Lebanon 0.1386 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 127 Austria 0.1381 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 128 Argentina 0.1371 kg CO2eq/kg compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Belgium?
Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Belgium was 0.139 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 Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.2034 kg CO2eq/kg in 2016.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0615 kg CO2eq/kg in 2001.
How does Belgium rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?
Belgium ranks 125th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium 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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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
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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.