Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity by country
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,...
What the numbers show
Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 1,663 kg CO2eq/kg in Trinidad and Tobago; the lowest is 3.03 kg CO2eq/kg in Brunei Darussalam.
The median across all reporting countries is 64.97 kg CO2eq/kg, and the mean is 174.47 kg CO2eq/kg.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 550.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Trinidad and Tobago (up 260.3%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 92.7%).
Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,663 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 260.3% | rising |
| 2 | Bhutan | 841.1 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Timor-Leste | 399.28 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 3 | Singapore | 293.8 kg CO2eq/kg | 1987 | up 149.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 266.68 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 5 | Cambodia | 163.34 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 64.97 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 42.0% | rising |
| 6 | Myanmar | 136.34 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 7 | Colombia | 97.65 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 13.7% | flat |
| 8 | Thailand | 96.98 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 9 | Philippines | 91.33 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Türkiye | 11.71 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Indonesia | 85.23 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 56.2% | falling |
| 11 | China, mainland | 68.05 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 12 | China | 68.01 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Iraq | 55.19 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 50.63 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Malaysia | 48.14 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 51.4% | falling |
| 16 | Pakistan | 43.96 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 17 | Italy | 41.82 kg CO2eq/kg | 2019 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 37.15 kg CO2eq/kg | 2017 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Nepal | 35.92 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 20 | India | 27.22 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 21 | China, Taiwan Province of | 9.03 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Egypt | 6.69 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 23 | Greece | 4.42 kg CO2eq/kg | 2017 | down 80.3% | flat |
| 24 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.03 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 92.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Caribbean 1,663 kg CO2eq/kg
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 416.94 kg CO2eq/kg
- Eastern Europe 206.79 kg CO2eq/kg
- Americas 151.97 kg CO2eq/kg
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 114.96 kg CO2eq/kg
- South America 151.56 kg CO2eq/kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 76.65 kg CO2eq/kg
- South-Eastern Asia 94.06 kg CO2eq/kg
- Eastern Asia 66.42 kg CO2eq/kg
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 43.39 kg CO2eq/kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 42.6 kg CO2eq/kg
- Asia 37.13 kg CO2eq/kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 41.71 kg CO2eq/kg
- Syrian Arab Republic 26.91 kg CO2eq/kg
- World 36.66 kg CO2eq/kg
- Western Asia 36.29 kg CO2eq/kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 36.17 kg CO2eq/kg
- Southern Asia 31.26 kg CO2eq/kg
- Europe 22.37 kg CO2eq/kg
- European Union (27) 21.75 kg CO2eq/kg
- Southern Europe 18.33 kg CO2eq/kg
- Africa 6.69 kg CO2eq/kg
- Northern Africa 6.69 kg CO2eq/kg
About this data
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.