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
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in European Union (27), 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- 21 New Caledonia 0.6448 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 22 Cyprus 0.644 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 23 Namibia 0.6123 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 24 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6114 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 25 Zimbabwe 0.5754 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 26 Barbados 0.4986 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 27 Saudi Arabia 0.4948 kg CO2eq/kg compare
More climate change data for European Union (27)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.88 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 286,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 62,761 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 223,812 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 236.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,993 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 78,523 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 71,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,161 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 269.29 kt (2050)
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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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.