Australia vs New Zealand: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

Australia
0.0009 kt per person
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0016 kt per person
in 2023
Australia rank
3rd
New Zealand rank
1st

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0016 kt per person against 0.0009 kt per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0007 kt per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.7 times Australia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 1st of 159 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 0.005 kt per person 0.0072 kt per person 0.0022 kt per person New Zealand
1970s 0.0039 kt per person 0.0068 kt per person 0.0029 kt per person New Zealand
1980s 0.0032 kt per person 0.0073 kt per person 0.0041 kt per person New Zealand
1990s 0.0026 kt per person 0.0048 kt per person 0.0021 kt per person New Zealand
2000s 0.0017 kt per person 0.0033 kt per person 0.0016 kt per person New Zealand
2010s 0.0011 kt per person 0.0022 kt per person 0.0012 kt per person New Zealand
2020s 0.0009 kt per person 0.0017 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Australia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.0016 kt per person against 0.0009 kt per person in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Australia and New Zealand?
0.0007 kt per person, with New Zealand 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 sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Australia ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 1st of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Meat of sheep, 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 sheep, 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
160 places, 9,116 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Meat of sheep, 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.