Australia vs China: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square

Australia
0.0033 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China
0.0035 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
52nd
China rank
49th

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

  • Australia
  • China
0.0020.0040.0060.008196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0035 kt per square kilometre against 0.0033 kt per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0002 kt per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 52nd and China ranks 49th of 159 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia China Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0074 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0061 kt per square kilometre Australia
1970s 0.0069 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre 0.0051 kt per square kilometre Australia
1980s 0.0066 kt per square kilometre 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.0046 kt per square kilometre Australia
1990s 0.0061 kt per square kilometre 0.0021 kt per square kilometre 0.0041 kt per square kilometre Australia
2000s 0.0044 kt per square kilometre 0.0023 kt per square kilometre 0.0021 kt per square kilometre Australia
2010s 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 0.0026 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre Australia
2020s 0.0031 kt per square kilometre 0.0033 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre China

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 square, Australia or China?
China, at 0.0035 kt per square kilometre against 0.0033 kt per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square between Australia and China?
0.0002 kt per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and China rank globally for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square?
Australia ranks 52nd and China ranks 49th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.