Australia vs New Zealand: Meat of cattle: Emissions (CO2eq) … capita CO2eq AR5 Emissions

Australia
0.0025 kt per person
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0022 kt per person
in 2023
Australia rank
3rd
New Zealand rank
6th

Meat of cattle: Emissions (CO2eq) … capita CO2eq AR5 Emissions over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
00.0020.0040.006196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0025 kt per person against 0.0022 kt per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0003 kt per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

Australia ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 6th of 167 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0032 kt per person 0.0046 kt per person 0.0013 kt per person New Zealand
1970s 0.0046 kt per person 0.0051 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person New Zealand
1980s 0.0032 kt per person 0.004 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person New Zealand
1990s 0.0031 kt per person 0.0036 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person New Zealand
2000s 0.003 kt per person 0.0032 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person New Zealand
2010s 0.0026 kt per person 0.0026 kt per person 0 kt per person New Zealand
2020s 0.0022 kt per person 0.0024 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq), Australia or New Zealand?
Australia, at 0.0025 kt per person against 0.0022 kt per person in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and New Zealand?
0.0003 kt per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq)?
Australia ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 6th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 9,626 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.