What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Southern Africa?

The highest recorded value was 0.4138 kg CO2eq/kg in 1992.

What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Southern Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1388 kg CO2eq/kg in 1967.

How does Southern Africa rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?

Southern Africa ranks 22nd out of 33 groups with data for 2023.

Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Southern Africa?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Southern Africa 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.

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Southern Africa

Name: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Southern Africa
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Southern Africa: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity was 0.15 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.15 kg CO2eq/kg

Change on year

down 15.8%

Rank

22nd

of 33 groups

All-time high

0.4138 kg CO2eq/kg

in 1992

All-time low

0.1388 kg CO2eq/kg

in 1967

Years of data

1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Southern Africa, 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 Southern Africa is 0.15 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 15.8% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Southern Africa peaked at 0.4138 kg CO2eq/kg in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1388 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1967.

That places Southern Africa 22nd out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1857 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1388 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2149 kg CO2eq/kg	9
1970s	0.2036 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1553 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2682 kg CO2eq/kg	10
1980s	0.2368 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1748 kg CO2eq/kg	0.3485 kg CO2eq/kg	10
1990s	0.2373 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1674 kg CO2eq/kg	0.4138 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2000s	0.2051 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1637 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2519 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2010s	0.1835 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1543 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2182 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2020s	0.1732 kg CO2eq/kg	0.15 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1831 kg CO2eq/kg	4

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

19 Panama 0.6911 kg CO2eq/kg compare
20 Turkmenistan 0.6894 kg CO2eq/kg compare
21 Montenegro 0.6661 kg CO2eq/kg compare
22 New Caledonia 0.6448 kg CO2eq/kg compare
23 Cyprus 0.644 kg CO2eq/kg compare
24 Namibia 0.6123 kg CO2eq/kg compare
25 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6114 kg CO2eq/kg compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

More climate change data for Southern Africa

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 48,717 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 16,474 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 32,243 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 62.17 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,152 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 5,709 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 5,306 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 402.74 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 20.02 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 14.38 kt (2050)

All data for Southern Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Southern Africa?: Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Southern Africa was 0.15 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 Southern Africa?: The highest recorded value was 0.4138 kg CO2eq/kg in 1992.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Southern Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1388 kg CO2eq/kg in 1967.
How does Southern Africa rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?: Southern Africa ranks 22nd out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Southern Africa?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Africa 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.