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

Puerto Rico: Meat of cattle: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … CO2eq AR5 square was 0.0374 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0374 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 17.1%
World rank
35th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.115 kt per square kilometre
in 1991
All-time low
0.032 kt per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

0.040.060.080.10.12196119922023

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

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 0.0374 kt per square kilometre for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

That represents a change of up 17.1% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.115 kt per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.032 kt per square kilometre, in 2022.

That places Puerto Rico 35th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.064 kt per square kilometre —
1962 0.0681 kt per square kilometre +6.4%
1963 0.069 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
1964 0.0708 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
1965 0.0707 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
1966 0.0726 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
1967 0.0725 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
1968 0.0721 kt per square kilometre -0.6%
1969 0.0744 kt per square kilometre +3.1%
1970 0.076 kt per square kilometre +2.3%
1971 0.0781 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
1972 0.0789 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
1973 0.0813 kt per square kilometre +3.1%
1974 0.0815 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
1975 0.0817 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
1976 0.0824 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
1977 0.0846 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
1978 0.0806 kt per square kilometre -4.8%
1979 0.0745 kt per square kilometre -7.5%
1980 0.0684 kt per square kilometre -8.3%
1981 0.0709 kt per square kilometre +3.7%
1982 0.0797 kt per square kilometre +12.5%
1983 0.0849 kt per square kilometre +6.5%
1984 0.0884 kt per square kilometre +4.1%
1985 0.1107 kt per square kilometre +25.3%
1986 0.1136 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
1987 0.0963 kt per square kilometre -15.2%
1988 0.1052 kt per square kilometre +9.3%
1989 0.1105 kt per square kilometre +4.9%
1990 0.1137 kt per square kilometre +2.9%
1991 0.115 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
1992 0.0769 kt per square kilometre -33.2%
1993 0.0768 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
1994 0.0769 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.0626 kt per square kilometre -18.5%
1996 0.0632 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
1997 0.0671 kt per square kilometre +6.1%
1998 0.0639 kt per square kilometre -4.8%
1999 0.0654 kt per square kilometre +2.3%
2000 0.0668 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
2001 0.068 kt per square kilometre +1.9%
2002 0.0695 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
2003 0.0747 kt per square kilometre +7.4%
2004 0.0669 kt per square kilometre -10.4%
2005 0.065 kt per square kilometre -2.9%
2006 0.0607 kt per square kilometre -6.6%
2007 0.0575 kt per square kilometre -5.1%
2008 0.0552 kt per square kilometre -4.1%
2009 0.0525 kt per square kilometre -4.9%
2010 0.0502 kt per square kilometre -4.4%
2011 0.047 kt per square kilometre -6.4%
2012 0.0417 kt per square kilometre -11.3%
2013 0.0429 kt per square kilometre +2.9%
2014 0.0422 kt per square kilometre -1.7%
2015 0.0411 kt per square kilometre -2.7%
2016 0.0397 kt per square kilometre -3.3%
2017 0.0388 kt per square kilometre -2.3%
2018 0.0382 kt per square kilometre -1.6%
2019 0.0365 kt per square kilometre -4.5%
2020 0.0389 kt per square kilometre +6.7%
2021 0.0395 kt per square kilometre +1.5%
2022 0.032 kt per square kilometre -19.0%
2023 0.0374 kt per square kilometre +17.1%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 0.0374 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0107 kt per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 0.0374 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0356 kt per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Meat of cattle: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … CO2eq AR5 square in Puerto Rico 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.

YearChange FromTo
1992 -33.2% 0.115 kt per square kilometre 0.0769 kt per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0705 kt per square kilometre 0.064 kt per square kilometre 0.0744 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.08 kt per square kilometre 0.0745 kt per square kilometre 0.0846 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0929 kt per square kilometre 0.0684 kt per square kilometre 0.1136 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0781 kt per square kilometre 0.0626 kt per square kilometre 0.115 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0637 kt per square kilometre 0.0525 kt per square kilometre 0.0747 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0418 kt per square kilometre 0.0365 kt per square kilometre 0.0502 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0369 kt per square kilometre 0.032 kt per square kilometre 0.0395 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 32 Argentina 0.0385 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 33 El Salvador 0.0376 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 34 Kenya 0.0375 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 36 Chad 0.0372 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 37 Panama 0.037 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 38 Barbados 0.0364 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 Puerto Rico?
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Puerto Rico was 0.0374 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 Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 0.115 kt per square kilometre in 1991.
What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.032 kt per square kilometre in 2022.
How does Puerto Rico rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq)?
Puerto Rico ranks 35th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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.

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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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
Last refreshed

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.