Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Emissions intensity in Western Europe
Western Europe: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Emissions intensity was 0.6201 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Emissions intensity in Western Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 0.6201 kg CO2eq/kg for hen eggs in shell, fresh — emissions intensity in 2023.
The figure is up 40.7% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — emissions intensity in Western Europe peaked at 0.9808 kg CO2eq/kg in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.4408 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2022.
Western Europe ranks 11th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Emissions intensity in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.931 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 0.8983 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.8902 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.855 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8594 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.9794 kg CO2eq/kg | +14.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9808 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9444 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9165 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.9054 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8558 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.8112 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8408 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.877 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8096 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7819 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7688 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7719 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.7626 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7636 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7478 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7022 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.673 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6746 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6814 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6852 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.696 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6747 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6592 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6647 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6042 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6011 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5933 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5725 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5686 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.556 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5421 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5239 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5342 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5477 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5385 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5484 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.561 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5547 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5943 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5492 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.557 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5881 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5813 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6203 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6042 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6259 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6173 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6272 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6335 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6705 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6579 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4647 kg CO2eq/kg | -29.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4417 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6822 kg CO2eq/kg | +54.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4474 kg CO2eq/kg | -34.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4408 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6201 kg CO2eq/kg | +40.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Emissions intensity in Western Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +54.4% | 0.4417 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.6822 kg CO2eq/kg |
| 2023 | +40.7% | 0.4408 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.6201 kg CO2eq/kg |
| 2021 | -34.4% | 0.6822 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.4474 kg CO2eq/kg |
| 2018 | -29.4% | 0.6579 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.4647 kg CO2eq/kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9172 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.855 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9808 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8185 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.7626 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9054 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6958 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.6592 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.7636 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5761 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.5239 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.6647 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.562 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.5385 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.5943 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5963 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.4417 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.6705 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5476 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.4408 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.6822 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 8 Congo 2.04 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 8 Viet Nam 0.9653 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 9 Kiribati 2.03 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.881 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 10 Bangladesh 2.02 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 10 Melanesia 0.8037 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 0.7876 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 11 Yugoslav SFR 1.85 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 12 Barbados 1.84 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 0.6905 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 13 Romania 1.83 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 0.5809 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 14 Mali 1.82 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 14 Polynesia 0.5452 kg CO2eq/kg compare
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — emissions intensity in Western Europe?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — emissions intensity in Western Europe was 0.6201 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hen eggs in shell, fresh — emissions intensity recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9808 kg CO2eq/kg in 1967.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — emissions intensity recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4408 kg CO2eq/kg in 2022.
- How does Western Europe rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — emissions intensity?
- Western Europe ranks 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — emissions intensity rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.