Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in South America
South America: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity was 0.1521 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1521 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 3.6%
Rank
22nd
of 29 groups
All-time high
0.1801 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2004
All-time low
0.1235 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in South America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in South America is 0.1521 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in South America peaked at 0.1801 kg CO2eq/kg in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1235 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1964.
South America ranks 22nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in South America, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1254 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 0.1266 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1265 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1235 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1318 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1244 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1263 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1373 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1335 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1321 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1331 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1525 kg CO2eq/kg | +14.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1338 kg CO2eq/kg | -12.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1333 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1355 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1398 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1473 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1485 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1529 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1634 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1299 kg CO2eq/kg | -20.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1282 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1287 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1392 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1418 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1576 kg CO2eq/kg | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 0.154 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1545 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1546 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1639 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1549 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1397 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1473 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1575 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1498 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1702 kg CO2eq/kg | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1568 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 0.154 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1675 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1629 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1524 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1694 kg CO2eq/kg | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1631 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1801 kg CO2eq/kg | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1645 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1763 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1742 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1555 kg CO2eq/kg | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1685 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1656 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1737 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1561 kg CO2eq/kg | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1542 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1626 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1385 kg CO2eq/kg | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 0.155 kg CO2eq/kg | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1433 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1555 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1427 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1535 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.173 kg CO2eq/kg | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1578 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1521 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1284 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1235 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1373 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1409 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1321 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1529 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1452 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1282 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1634 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1562 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1397 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1702 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1667 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1524 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1801 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1547 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1385 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1737 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1591 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1521 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.173 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 19 Turkmenistan 0.6894 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 19 Caribbean 0.1639 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 19 Micronesia 0.0519 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 20 Montenegro 0.6661 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 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
More climate change data for South America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 12.72 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 224,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 781,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 846.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 27,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 123,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 96,422 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,326 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 363.86 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in South America?
- Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in South America was 0.1521 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1801 kg CO2eq/kg in 2004.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1235 kg CO2eq/kg in 1964.
- How does South America rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?
- South America ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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.