Meat of cattle: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … CO2eq AR5 square in Ireland

Ireland: Meat of cattle: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … CO2eq AR5 square was 0.1594 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1594 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
1st
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.1886 kt per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0.094 kt per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) in Ireland, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Ireland stood at 0.1594 kt per square kilometre.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Ireland peaked at 0.1886 kt per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.094 kt per square kilometre, in 1962.

Ireland ranks 1st of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Meat of cattle: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … CO2eq AR5 square in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Ireland, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.098 kt per square kilometre —
1962 0.094 kt per square kilometre -4.1%
1963 0.0978 kt per square kilometre +4.0%
1964 0.0983 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
1965 0.1005 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
1966 0.1127 kt per square kilometre +12.1%
1967 0.1185 kt per square kilometre +5.1%
1968 0.1127 kt per square kilometre -4.8%
1969 0.1143 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
1970 0.1211 kt per square kilometre +5.9%
1971 0.1257 kt per square kilometre +3.8%
1972 0.1339 kt per square kilometre +6.6%
1973 0.1448 kt per square kilometre +8.1%
1974 0.1581 kt per square kilometre +9.2%
1975 0.1619 kt per square kilometre +2.3%
1976 0.1536 kt per square kilometre -5.1%
1977 0.1517 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
1978 0.1513 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
1979 0.1468 kt per square kilometre -3.0%
1980 0.1483 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
1981 0.1391 kt per square kilometre -6.2%
1982 0.1368 kt per square kilometre -1.6%
1983 0.1361 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
1984 0.1365 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
1985 0.137 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
1986 0.1362 kt per square kilometre -0.6%
1987 0.1328 kt per square kilometre -2.5%
1988 0.1331 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
1989 0.137 kt per square kilometre +2.9%
1990 0.147 kt per square kilometre +7.3%
1991 0.1518 kt per square kilometre +3.3%
1992 0.1544 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
1993 0.1586 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
1994 0.1594 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
1995 0.1624 kt per square kilometre +1.9%
1996 0.1662 kt per square kilometre +2.3%
1997 0.173 kt per square kilometre +4.1%
1998 0.1805 kt per square kilometre +4.3%
1999 0.1828 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
2000 0.1862 kt per square kilometre +1.9%
2001 0.1864 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2002 0.1852 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
2003 0.1857 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2004 0.1862 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2005 0.1886 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
2006 0.1873 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
2007 0.1843 kt per square kilometre -1.6%
2008 0.1845 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2009 0.1841 kt per square kilometre -0.2%
2010 0.1759 kt per square kilometre -4.5%
2011 0.1708 kt per square kilometre -2.9%
2012 0.1784 kt per square kilometre +4.4%
2013 0.1824 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
2014 0.1811 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
2015 0.1801 kt per square kilometre -0.6%
2016 0.185 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
2017 0.1885 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
2018 0.166 kt per square kilometre -11.9%
2019 0.1631 kt per square kilometre -1.7%
2020 0.1612 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
2021 0.1635 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
2022 0.1602 kt per square kilometre -2.0%
2023 0.1594 kt per square kilometre -0.5%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 0.1594 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0107 kt per square kilometre, 14.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 0.1594 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0135 kt per square kilometre, 11.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1052 kt per square kilometre 0.094 kt per square kilometre 0.1185 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.1449 kt per square kilometre 0.1211 kt per square kilometre 0.1619 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.1373 kt per square kilometre 0.1328 kt per square kilometre 0.1483 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.1636 kt per square kilometre 0.147 kt per square kilometre 0.1828 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.1859 kt per square kilometre 0.1841 kt per square kilometre 0.1886 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.1771 kt per square kilometre 0.1631 kt per square kilometre 0.1885 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1611 kt per square kilometre 0.1594 kt per square kilometre 0.1635 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 2 Uruguay 0.1278 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 3 Belgium 0.1228 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 4 Bangladesh 0.1124 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Ireland?
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Ireland was 0.1594 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.1886 kt per square kilometre in 2005.
What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.094 kt per square kilometre in 1962.
How does Ireland rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq)?
Ireland ranks 1st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 9,626 data points, 1961–2023
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Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.