Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity was 0.1899 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1899 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 13.3%
Rank
11th
of 29 groups
All-time high
0.2872 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1992
All-time low
0.1369 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 0.1899 kg CO2eq/kg for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in 2023.

That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 0.2872 kg CO2eq/kg in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1369 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1962.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 11th out of 29 groups 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 0.139 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 0.1369 kg CO2eq/kg -1.5%
1963 0.1403 kg CO2eq/kg +2.5%
1964 0.1446 kg CO2eq/kg +3.1%
1965 0.1497 kg CO2eq/kg +3.5%
1966 0.1546 kg CO2eq/kg +3.3%
1967 0.1488 kg CO2eq/kg -3.8%
1968 0.1593 kg CO2eq/kg +7.1%
1969 0.1525 kg CO2eq/kg -4.3%
1970 0.1717 kg CO2eq/kg +12.6%
1971 0.1717 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1972 0.1702 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
1973 0.1871 kg CO2eq/kg +9.9%
1974 0.1734 kg CO2eq/kg -7.3%
1975 0.1774 kg CO2eq/kg +2.3%
1976 0.1786 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
1977 0.1902 kg CO2eq/kg +6.5%
1978 0.1957 kg CO2eq/kg +2.9%
1979 0.2051 kg CO2eq/kg +4.8%
1980 0.2034 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
1981 0.1973 kg CO2eq/kg -3.0%
1982 0.2125 kg CO2eq/kg +7.7%
1983 0.2164 kg CO2eq/kg +1.8%
1984 0.2451 kg CO2eq/kg +13.3%
1985 0.2137 kg CO2eq/kg -12.8%
1986 0.2052 kg CO2eq/kg -4.0%
1987 0.2222 kg CO2eq/kg +8.3%
1988 0.1962 kg CO2eq/kg -11.7%
1989 0.2139 kg CO2eq/kg +9.0%
1990 0.2225 kg CO2eq/kg +4.0%
1991 0.2086 kg CO2eq/kg -6.2%
1992 0.2872 kg CO2eq/kg +37.7%
1993 0.2623 kg CO2eq/kg -8.7%
1994 0.2216 kg CO2eq/kg -15.5%
1995 0.2143 kg CO2eq/kg -3.3%
1996 0.215 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1997 0.2239 kg CO2eq/kg +4.1%
1998 0.1989 kg CO2eq/kg -11.2%
1999 0.2062 kg CO2eq/kg +3.7%
2000 0.2146 kg CO2eq/kg +4.1%
2001 0.1882 kg CO2eq/kg -12.3%
2002 0.184 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
2003 0.1744 kg CO2eq/kg -5.2%
2004 0.1783 kg CO2eq/kg +2.2%
2005 0.1739 kg CO2eq/kg -2.5%
2006 0.1697 kg CO2eq/kg -2.4%
2007 0.1662 kg CO2eq/kg -2.1%
2008 0.1788 kg CO2eq/kg +7.6%
2009 0.1692 kg CO2eq/kg -5.4%
2010 0.1697 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
2011 0.1739 kg CO2eq/kg +2.5%
2012 0.1619 kg CO2eq/kg -6.9%
2013 0.1636 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
2014 0.165 kg CO2eq/kg +0.9%
2015 0.1636 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
2016 0.1767 kg CO2eq/kg +8.0%
2017 0.1786 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
2018 0.172 kg CO2eq/kg -3.7%
2019 0.1737 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
2020 0.1821 kg CO2eq/kg +4.8%
2021 0.1859 kg CO2eq/kg +2.1%
2022 0.1676 kg CO2eq/kg -9.8%
2023 0.1899 kg CO2eq/kg +13.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1473 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1369 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1593 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 0.1821 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1702 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2051 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 0.2126 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1962 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2451 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.2261 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1989 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2872 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.1797 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1662 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2146 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.1699 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1619 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1786 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.1814 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1676 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1899 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 8 Saint Lucia 5.93 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 9 Guadeloupe 5.25 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 10 Papua New Guinea 4.47 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 11 Iceland 2.56 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 12 Qatar 2.27 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 13 Maldives 1.71 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  7. 14 United Arab Emirates 1.68 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 0.1899 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 0.2872 kg CO2eq/kg in 1992.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1369 kg CO2eq/kg in 1962.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.