What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?

The highest recorded value was 0.226 kg CO2eq/kg in 1987.

What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1422 kg CO2eq/kg in 1962.

How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 9th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.

Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Name: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity was 0.1918 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.1918 kg CO2eq/kg

Change on year

up 4.4%

Rank

9th

of 33 groups

All-time high

0.226 kg CO2eq/kg

in 1987

All-time low

0.1422 kg CO2eq/kg

in 1962

Years of data

1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 0.1918 kg CO2eq/kg for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 0.226 kg CO2eq/kg in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.1422 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1962.

That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 9th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1536 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1422 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1644 kg CO2eq/kg	9
1970s	0.1781 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1655 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1976 kg CO2eq/kg	10
1980s	0.2072 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1976 kg CO2eq/kg	0.226 kg CO2eq/kg	10
1990s	0.2128 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2018 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2252 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2000s	0.2071 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1949 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2249 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2010s	0.1889 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1826 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1954 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2020s	0.1906 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1838 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1971 kg CO2eq/kg	4

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

6 Guyana 7.79 kg CO2eq/kg compare
7 Fiji 7.22 kg CO2eq/kg compare
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

See the full ranking of 222 places →

More climate change data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.13 million kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 322,431 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 806,162 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1,217 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 28,792 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 279,582 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 117,117 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 162,465 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 441.95 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 5,802 kt (2050)

All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →

Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?: Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 0.1918 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?: The highest recorded value was 0.226 kg CO2eq/kg in 1987.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1422 kg CO2eq/kg in 1962.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?: Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 9th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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

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.