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

Australia and New Zealand
33,753 kt
in 2023
USSR
43,732 kt
in 1991
Australia and New Zealand rank
2nd
USSR rank
1st

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

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • USSR
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922023

How they compare

USSR currently reports 43,732 kt against 33,753 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 9,979 kt.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.3 times Australia and New Zealand's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 1st of 179 countries.

Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 76,141 kt 44,348 kt 31,794 kt Australia and New Zealand
1970s 73,342 kt 46,097 kt 27,245 kt Australia and New Zealand
1980s 73,945 kt 46,816 kt 27,129 kt Australia and New Zealand
1990s 78,125 kt 44,658 kt 33,467 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 USSR?
USSR, at 43,732 kt against 33,753 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 1991.
What is the difference in meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and New Zealand and USSR?
9,979 kt, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Australia and New Zealand and USSR rank globally for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq)?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 1st 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.