Spain vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity

Spain
35.79 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
35.98 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
Spain rank
83rd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
81st

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity over time

  • Spain
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
020406080196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 35.98 kg CO2eq/kg against 35.79 kg CO2eq/kg in Spain, a difference of 0.19 kg CO2eq/kg.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 83rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 81st of 178 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 56.99 kg CO2eq/kg 37.6 kg CO2eq/kg 19.39 kg CO2eq/kg Spain
1970s 41.4 kg CO2eq/kg 35.09 kg CO2eq/kg 6.31 kg CO2eq/kg Spain
1980s 30.67 kg CO2eq/kg 32.01 kg CO2eq/kg 1.34 kg CO2eq/kg United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 29.59 kg CO2eq/kg 37.03 kg CO2eq/kg 7.45 kg CO2eq/kg United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 31.45 kg CO2eq/kg 35.97 kg CO2eq/kg 4.52 kg CO2eq/kg United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 36.68 kg CO2eq/kg 36.48 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2043 kg CO2eq/kg Spain
2020s 35.09 kg CO2eq/kg 36.57 kg CO2eq/kg 1.48 kg CO2eq/kg United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity, Spain or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 35.98 kg CO2eq/kg against 35.79 kg CO2eq/kg in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity between Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.19 kg CO2eq/kg, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Spain ranks 83rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 81st of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity. 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 intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
223 places, 12,606 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.