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

Ireland
0.0176 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.002 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
3rd
World rank
1st

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

  • Ireland
  • World
00.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.0176 kt per square kilometre against 0.002 kt per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0156 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 8.9 times World's.

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

Ireland ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland World Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0151 kt per square kilometre 0.0024 kt per square kilometre 0.0127 kt per square kilometre Ireland
1970s 0.0127 kt per square kilometre 0.0024 kt per square kilometre 0.0103 kt per square kilometre Ireland
1980s 0.015 kt per square kilometre 0.0025 kt per square kilometre 0.0125 kt per square kilometre Ireland
1990s 0.027 kt per square kilometre 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.025 kt per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 0.0298 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0281 kt per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 0.0225 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0208 kt per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 0.0183 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0164 kt per square kilometre Ireland

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, Ireland or World?
Ireland, at 0.0176 kt per square kilometre against 0.002 kt per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square between Ireland and World?
0.0156 kt per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and World rank globally for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square?
Ireland ranks 3rd and World 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 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.