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

Australia and New Zealand
33,753 kt
in 2023
China
32,996 kt
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand rank
2nd
China rank
3rd

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

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • China
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922023

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 33,753 kt against 32,996 kt in China, a difference of 757 kt.

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

Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd and China ranks 3rd of 179 countries.

Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand China Difference Ahead
1960s 76,141 kt 12,996 kt 63,145 kt Australia and New Zealand
1970s 73,342 kt 16,497 kt 56,845 kt Australia and New Zealand
1980s 73,945 kt 18,474 kt 55,471 kt Australia and New Zealand
1990s 64,560 kt 19,686 kt 44,873 kt Australia and New Zealand
2000s 47,200 kt 21,865 kt 25,335 kt Australia and New Zealand
2010s 35,133 kt 24,551 kt 10,582 kt Australia and New Zealand
2020s 32,814 kt 31,200 kt 1,615 kt Australia and 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), Australia and New Zealand or China?
Australia and New Zealand, at 33,753 kt against 32,996 kt in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and New Zealand and China?
757 kt, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and China?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand and China rank globally for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq)?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd and China ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
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.