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

The highest recorded value was 0.2574 kg CO2eq/kg in 1979.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.1744 kg CO2eq/kg in 2008.

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

Southern Europe ranks 6th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Southern Europe 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 Europe

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

Southern Europe: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity was 0.2014 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.2014 kg CO2eq/kg

Change on year

up 4.1%

Rank

6th

of 33 groups

All-time high

0.2574 kg CO2eq/kg

in 1979

All-time low

0.1744 kg CO2eq/kg

in 2008

Years of data

1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Southern Europe, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Southern Europe recorded 0.2014 kg CO2eq/kg for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in 2023.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Southern Europe peaked at 0.2574 kg CO2eq/kg in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.1744 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2008.

Southern Europe ranks 6th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1905 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1784 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2064 kg CO2eq/kg	9
1970s	0.2256 kg CO2eq/kg	0.205 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2574 kg CO2eq/kg	10
1980s	0.2342 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2202 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2489 kg CO2eq/kg	10
1990s	0.2188 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2026 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2441 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2000s	0.2043 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1744 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2337 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2010s	0.1951 kg CO2eq/kg	0.179 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2318 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2020s	0.1886 kg CO2eq/kg	0.179 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2014 kg CO2eq/kg	4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

3 French Guiana 13.83 kg CO2eq/kg compare
4 Mauritius 12.47 kg CO2eq/kg compare
5 Djibouti 11.41 kg CO2eq/kg compare
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

See the full ranking of 222 places →

More climate change data for Southern Europe

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 85,169 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 19,644 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 65,525 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 74.13 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 2,340 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 25,694 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 19,773 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 5,921 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 74.62 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 211.47 kt (2050)

All data for Southern Europe →

Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Southern Europe?: Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Southern Europe was 0.2014 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 Europe?: The highest recorded value was 0.2574 kg CO2eq/kg in 1979.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Southern Europe?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1744 kg CO2eq/kg in 2008.
How does Southern Europe rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?: Southern Europe ranks 6th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Southern Europe?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Europe 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.