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

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
10th
of 29 groups
All-time high
0.226 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1987
All-time low
0.1422 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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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) 10th 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 0.1477 kg CO2eq/kg —
1962 0.1422 kg CO2eq/kg -3.7%
1963 0.147 kg CO2eq/kg +3.4%
1964 0.1496 kg CO2eq/kg +1.8%
1965 0.1519 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%
1966 0.1617 kg CO2eq/kg +6.5%
1967 0.1598 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
1968 0.1583 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
1969 0.1644 kg CO2eq/kg +3.9%
1970 0.1655 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
1971 0.1671 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
1972 0.1748 kg CO2eq/kg +4.6%
1973 0.1765 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
1974 0.1717 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
1975 0.1763 kg CO2eq/kg +2.7%
1976 0.1735 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
1977 0.1878 kg CO2eq/kg +8.2%
1978 0.1899 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
1979 0.1976 kg CO2eq/kg +4.1%
1980 0.1976 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1981 0.1987 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
1982 0.2013 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%
1983 0.1981 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
1984 0.2161 kg CO2eq/kg +9.1%
1985 0.2047 kg CO2eq/kg -5.3%
1986 0.2097 kg CO2eq/kg +2.4%
1987 0.226 kg CO2eq/kg +7.8%
1988 0.2065 kg CO2eq/kg -8.6%
1989 0.2135 kg CO2eq/kg +3.4%
1990 0.2134 kg CO2eq/kg -0.0%
1991 0.2018 kg CO2eq/kg -5.4%
1992 0.2163 kg CO2eq/kg +7.2%
1993 0.2137 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
1994 0.2036 kg CO2eq/kg -4.7%
1995 0.2247 kg CO2eq/kg +10.4%
1996 0.2057 kg CO2eq/kg -8.5%
1997 0.2252 kg CO2eq/kg +9.5%
1998 0.2076 kg CO2eq/kg -7.8%
1999 0.2162 kg CO2eq/kg +4.1%
2000 0.2249 kg CO2eq/kg +4.0%
2001 0.2138 kg CO2eq/kg -4.9%
2002 0.2176 kg CO2eq/kg +1.8%
2003 0.2006 kg CO2eq/kg -7.8%
2004 0.2111 kg CO2eq/kg +5.2%
2005 0.2082 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
2006 0.199 kg CO2eq/kg -4.4%
2007 0.1969 kg CO2eq/kg -1.1%
2008 0.2039 kg CO2eq/kg +3.6%
2009 0.1949 kg CO2eq/kg -4.4%
2010 0.1954 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
2011 0.1951 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
2012 0.1826 kg CO2eq/kg -6.4%
2013 0.1842 kg CO2eq/kg +0.9%
2014 0.1834 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
2015 0.1852 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
2016 0.1899 kg CO2eq/kg +2.5%
2017 0.1912 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
2018 0.1891 kg CO2eq/kg -1.1%
2019 0.1931 kg CO2eq/kg +2.1%
2020 0.1971 kg CO2eq/kg +2.1%
2021 0.1896 kg CO2eq/kg -3.8%
2022 0.1838 kg CO2eq/kg -3.1%
2023 0.1918 kg CO2eq/kg +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 7 Fiji 7.22 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 0.1627 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.1573 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 8 Saint Lucia 5.93 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 9 Guadeloupe 5.25 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 9 Republic of Moldova 0.1548 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  7. 10 Papua New Guinea 4.47 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  8. 11 Iceland 2.56 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  9. 11 Syrian Arab Republic 0.133 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  10. 12 Qatar 2.27 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  11. 13 Maldives 1.71 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 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 10th out of 29 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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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.