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

New Zealand
0.0322 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.002 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
1st
World rank
1st

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

  • New Zealand
  • World
00.020.040.060.080.1196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0322 kt per square kilometre against 0.002 kt per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0302 kt per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 16.3 times World's.

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

New Zealand ranks 1st and World 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 New Zealand World Difference Ahead
1960s 0.072 kt per square kilometre 0.0024 kt per square kilometre 0.0696 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 0.0779 kt per square kilometre 0.0024 kt per square kilometre 0.0755 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 0.089 kt per square kilometre 0.0025 kt per square kilometre 0.0865 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 0.0658 kt per square kilometre 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.0638 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.051 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0492 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.0388 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0371 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.0335 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0315 kt per square kilometre 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 square, New Zealand or World?
New Zealand, at 0.0322 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 New Zealand and World?
0.0302 kt per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and World rank globally for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square?
New Zealand ranks 1st 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.