Americas vs New Zealand: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq)

Americas
17,561 kt
in 2023
New Zealand
8,478 kt
in 2023
Americas rank
12th
New Zealand rank
10th

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

  • Americas
  • New Zealand
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196119922023

How they compare

Americas currently reports 17,561 kt against 8,478 kt in New Zealand, a difference of 9,083 kt.

That makes Americas's figure about 2.1 times New Zealand's.

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

Americas ranks 12th and New Zealand ranks 10th of 29 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 34,147 kt 18,966 kt 15,181 kt Americas
1970s 28,211 kt 20,504 kt 7,707 kt Americas
1980s 26,591 kt 23,446 kt 3,145 kt Americas
1990s 23,034 kt 17,322 kt 5,713 kt Americas
2000s 19,258 kt 13,418 kt 5,840 kt Americas
2010s 18,069 kt 10,228 kt 7,841 kt Americas
2020s 17,629 kt 8,810 kt 8,820 kt Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq), Americas or New Zealand?
Americas, at 17,561 kt against 8,478 kt in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) between Americas and New Zealand?
9,083 kt, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Americas and New Zealand rank globally for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq)?
Americas ranks 12th and New Zealand ranks 10th of 29 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 12,747 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.