Peru vs United States of America: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq)

Peru
2,428 kt
in 2023
United States of America
1,415 kt
in 2023
Peru rank
29th
United States of America rank
26th

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

  • Peru
  • United States of America
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k196119922023

How they compare

Peru currently reports 2,428 kt against 1,415 kt in United States of America, a difference of 1,013 kt.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.7 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States of America ahead.

Peru ranks 29th and United States of America ranks 26th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 3,400 kt 7,272 kt 3,872 kt United States of America
1970s 3,265 kt 4,362 kt 1,097 kt United States of America
1980s 2,835 kt 3,182 kt 347.01 kt United States of America
1990s 2,726 kt 2,589 kt 136.99 kt Peru
2000s 3,124 kt 1,743 kt 1,380 kt Peru
2010s 2,637 kt 1,473 kt 1,164 kt Peru
2020s 2,395 kt 1,427 kt 968.84 kt Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq), Peru or United States of America?
Peru, at 2,428 kt against 1,415 kt in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) between Peru and United States of America?
1,013 kt, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Peru and United States of America rank globally for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq)?
Peru ranks 29th and United States of America ranks 26th 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.