Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity was 0.1461 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1461 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
24th
of 29 groups
All-time high
0.2239 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1979
All-time low
0.1461 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in European Union (27), 1961–2023

00.050.10.150.2196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in European Union (27) stood at 0.1461 kg CO2eq/kg. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in European Union (27) peaked at 0.2239 kg CO2eq/kg in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.1461 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2023.

That places European Union (27) 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in European Union (27), 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 0.1631 kg CO2eq/kg —
1962 0.1598 kg CO2eq/kg -2.0%
1963 0.1653 kg CO2eq/kg +3.4%
1964 0.1696 kg CO2eq/kg +2.6%
1965 0.1733 kg CO2eq/kg +2.2%
1966 0.1829 kg CO2eq/kg +5.5%
1967 0.1789 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
1968 0.1869 kg CO2eq/kg +4.5%
1969 0.1938 kg CO2eq/kg +3.7%
1970 0.2104 kg CO2eq/kg +8.6%
1971 0.1917 kg CO2eq/kg -8.9%
1972 0.195 kg CO2eq/kg +1.7%
1973 0.2013 kg CO2eq/kg +3.2%
1974 0.195 kg CO2eq/kg -3.1%
1975 0.2133 kg CO2eq/kg +9.4%
1976 0.2155 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
1977 0.2141 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
1978 0.2094 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
1979 0.2239 kg CO2eq/kg +6.9%
1980 0.2097 kg CO2eq/kg -6.3%
1981 0.2192 kg CO2eq/kg +4.5%
1982 0.2072 kg CO2eq/kg -5.5%
1983 0.2185 kg CO2eq/kg +5.5%
1984 0.1922 kg CO2eq/kg -12.0%
1985 0.2054 kg CO2eq/kg +6.9%
1986 0.2106 kg CO2eq/kg +2.5%
1987 0.2131 kg CO2eq/kg +1.2%
1988 0.2092 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
1989 0.2035 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
1990 0.1889 kg CO2eq/kg -7.2%
1991 0.1704 kg CO2eq/kg -9.8%
1992 0.1832 kg CO2eq/kg +7.5%
1993 0.1785 kg CO2eq/kg -2.6%
1994 0.1824 kg CO2eq/kg +2.2%
1995 0.177 kg CO2eq/kg -3.0%
1996 0.1753 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
1997 0.1672 kg CO2eq/kg -4.6%
1998 0.1694 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%
1999 0.1744 kg CO2eq/kg +3.0%
2000 0.1694 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
2001 0.1638 kg CO2eq/kg -3.3%
2002 0.1624 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
2003 0.1856 kg CO2eq/kg +14.3%
2004 0.151 kg CO2eq/kg -18.6%
2005 0.1605 kg CO2eq/kg +6.3%
2006 0.1665 kg CO2eq/kg +3.7%
2007 0.1776 kg CO2eq/kg +6.7%
2008 0.1478 kg CO2eq/kg -16.8%
2009 0.1483 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
2010 0.1607 kg CO2eq/kg +8.4%
2011 0.1542 kg CO2eq/kg -4.0%
2012 0.161 kg CO2eq/kg +4.4%
2013 0.1542 kg CO2eq/kg -4.2%
2014 0.1492 kg CO2eq/kg -3.2%
2015 0.1573 kg CO2eq/kg +5.4%
2016 0.1612 kg CO2eq/kg +2.5%
2017 0.1595 kg CO2eq/kg -1.1%
2018 0.159 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
2019 0.1495 kg CO2eq/kg -6.0%
2020 0.1539 kg CO2eq/kg +2.9%
2021 0.1471 kg CO2eq/kg -4.4%
2022 0.1472 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
2023 0.1461 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1748 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1598 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1938 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 0.207 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1917 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2239 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 0.2089 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1922 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2192 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.1767 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1672 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1889 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.1633 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1478 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1856 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.1566 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1492 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1612 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.1486 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1461 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1539 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 21 New Caledonia 0.6448 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 22 Cyprus 0.644 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 23 Namibia 0.6123 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 24 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6114 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 25 Zimbabwe 0.5754 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 26 Barbados 0.4986 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  7. 27 Saudi Arabia 0.4948 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in European Union (27)?
Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in European Union (27) was 0.1461 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 European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 0.2239 kg CO2eq/kg in 1979.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1461 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
How does European Union (27) rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?
European Union (27) ranks 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this European Union (27) 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.