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

The highest recorded value was 0.255 kg CO2eq/kg in 1988.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.1537 kg CO2eq/kg in 2008.

How does Central America rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?

Central America ranks 11th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Central America 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 Central America

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

Central America: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity was 0.1843 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.1843 kg CO2eq/kg

Change on year

up 16.5%

Rank

11th

of 33 groups

All-time high

0.255 kg CO2eq/kg

in 1988

All-time low

0.1537 kg CO2eq/kg

in 2008

Years of data

1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Central America, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Central America recorded 0.1843 kg CO2eq/kg for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in 2023.

That represents a change of up 16.5% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Central America peaked at 0.255 kg CO2eq/kg in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.1537 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2008.

That places Central America 11th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1945 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1863 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2118 kg CO2eq/kg	9
1970s	0.2232 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1968 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2471 kg CO2eq/kg	10
1980s	0.2338 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2113 kg CO2eq/kg	0.255 kg CO2eq/kg	10
1990s	0.2159 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2024 kg CO2eq/kg	0.227 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2000s	0.1841 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1537 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2246 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2010s	0.1909 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1684 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2226 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2020s	0.1814 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1582 kg CO2eq/kg	0.197 kg CO2eq/kg	4

Countries ranked near Central America

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
12 Iceland 2.56 kg CO2eq/kg compare
13 Qatar 2.27 kg CO2eq/kg compare
14 Maldives 1.71 kg CO2eq/kg compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

More climate change data for Central America

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 153,880 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 39,309 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 114,571 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 148.34 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 4,092 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 19,754 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 18,504 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,250 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 69.83 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 44.64 kt (2050)

All data for Central America →

Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Central America?: Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Central America was 0.1843 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 Central America?: The highest recorded value was 0.255 kg CO2eq/kg in 1988.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Central America?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1537 kg CO2eq/kg in 2008.
How does Central America rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?: Central America ranks 11th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Central America?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Central America 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
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.