Meat of cattle with the bone, 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,...
Countries reporting
194
Highest
305.81 kg CO2eq/kg
Timor-Leste
Lowest
0.2232 kg CO2eq/kg
Mauritius
Median
36.43 kg CO2eq/kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,533
What the numbers show
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 305.81 kg CO2eq/kg in Timor-Leste; the lowest is 0.2232 kg CO2eq/kg in Mauritius.
The median across all reporting countries is 36.43 kg CO2eq/kg, and the mean is 49.95 kg CO2eq/kg.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,370.
Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 99 fell. The largest increase was in Bahamas (up 840.8%), and the largest decrease in Fiji (down 86.6%).
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timor-Leste | 305.81 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 1 | Lesotho | 279.04 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Niger | 270.6 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Madagascar | 261.56 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 4 | Mali | 248.63 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 184.03 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 91.81 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 6 | Myanmar | 154.75 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 112.4% | falling |
| 7 | Mozambique | 146.77 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 8 | India | 146.71 kg CO2eq/kg | 1990 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 9 | Ethiopia PDR | 144.37 kg CO2eq/kg | 1992 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 10 | Qatar | 139.31 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 284.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Equatorial Guinea | 132.55 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 12 | Gambia | 131.31 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 12 | Cabo Verde | 39.63 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 13 | Nepal | 122.89 kg CO2eq/kg | 1990 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 14 | Guinea | 114.78 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 25.3% | falling |
| 15 | French Polynesia | 110.37 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 40.01 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 16 | Guinea-Bissau | 104.46 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 17 | Namibia | 103.26 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 18 | Bhutan | 102.23 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Belize | 102 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 20 | Togo | 99.92 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 20 | Türkiye | 7.67 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Sudan (former) | 99.58 kg CO2eq/kg | 2011 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 22 | Vanuatu | 95.81 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 23 | Barbados | 94.21 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 24 | Kenya | 91.54 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 143.0% | falling |
| 25 | Grenada | 88.85 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 26 | Cambodia | 88.58 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 27 | French Guiana | 87.84 kg CO2eq/kg | 2006 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Burundi | 87.45 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 23.8% | flat |
| 29 | Chad | 84.62 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 30 | Somalia | 83.32 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 82.8 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 32 | Ghana | 80.78 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 33 | Tonga | 80.64 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 79.68 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 56.6% | falling |
| 35 | Sudan | 79.09 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 36 | Cuba | 78.92 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 37 | Papua New Guinea | 77.64 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 38 | Congo | 77.53 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 39 | Nigeria | 75.94 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 40 | Eritrea | 74.73 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 41 | Antigua and Barbuda | 73.39 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 266.1% | falling |
| 42 | Honduras | 73.34 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 43 | Colombia | 72.64 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 85.9% | falling |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 72.1 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 45 | Slovakia | 67.1 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 46 | Samoa | 66.39 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 47 | Iraq | 65.65 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 48 | Indonesia | 65.03 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 49.7% | falling |
| 49 | Sierra Leone | 64.18 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 50 | Mauritania | 63.08 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Uganda | 62.75 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | 62.46 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 53 | New Caledonia | 61.1 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 54 | Guyana | 60.91 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 55 | Cameroon | 60.51 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 56 | Cook Islands | 60.03 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 57 | Nicaragua | 59.64 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 58 | Benin | 58.78 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 59 | Angola | 57.72 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 60 | Paraguay | 57.58 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 61 | Thailand | 57.14 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 62 | Guadeloupe | 57.08 kg CO2eq/kg | 2006 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 63 | Djibouti | 56.29 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 55.74 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 65 | Central African Republic | 55.62 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 66 | Hungary | 54.96 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 67 | Haiti | 53.37 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 68 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 52.14 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 29.9% | flat |
| 69 | Niue | 50.65 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 50.25 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 83.9% | rising |
| 71 | South Sudan | 49.76 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 72 | Peru | 49.74 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 73 | Mongolia | 48.4 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 74 | Saint Lucia | 47.98 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 75 | Gabon | 46.69 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 76 | Senegal | 46.27 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 77 | Comoros | 43.52 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 78 | Estonia | 43.51 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 79 | El Salvador | 43.36 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 80 | Liberia | 41.26 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40.54 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 82 | Solomon Islands | 40.01 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 83 | Brazil | 39.96 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 84 | Philippines | 39.9 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 76.9% | falling |
| 85 | Fiji | 39.18 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Malawi | 38.11 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 87 | North Macedonia | 37.92 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 88 | Jamaica | 37.84 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 89 | Panama | 37.79 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 90 | Suriname | 37.44 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 91 | Uruguay | 37.34 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 92 | Rwanda | 36.98 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 36.88 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 94 | Eswatini | 35.99 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 95 | Malaysia | 34.33 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 23.5% | falling |
| 96 | Greece | 33.53 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 128.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Guatemala | 32.53 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 32.08 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 165.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Argentina | 32.06 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 100 | Czechia | 30.74 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 101 | Portugal | 30.64 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 102 | Mexico | 30.61 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 103 | Pakistan | 30.5 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 104 | Latvia | 30.35 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 105 | Seychelles | 30.32 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 161.2% | rising |
| 106 | Australia | 30.09 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 107 | Luxembourg | 29.33 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 108 | Martinique | 28.38 kg CO2eq/kg | 2006 | up 42.5% | falling |
| 109 | Ecuador | 27.57 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 110 | Oman | 27.05 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 80.7% | falling |
| 111 | Australia and New Zealand | 26.39 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 112 | Zambia | 26.01 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 113 | Chile | 25.67 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 114 | Yemen | 25.28 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Georgia | 25.25 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 38.3% | rising |
| 116 | Faroe Islands | 23.98 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 117 | Afghanistan | 23.93 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 196.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Slovenia | 23.78 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 119 | Kazakhstan | 23.65 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 120 | Dominica | 23.54 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 121 | France | 23.11 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 122 | Iceland | 22.39 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 123 | Romania | 21.36 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 124 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 21.14 kg CO2eq/kg | 1999 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 125 | China, Taiwan Province of | 20.42 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Czechoslovakia | 20.06 kg CO2eq/kg | 1992 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 127 | Republic of Korea | 19.95 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 128 | USSR | 19.65 kg CO2eq/kg | 1991 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 129 | Lithuania | 19.59 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 130 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 18.7 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 131 | Botswana | 18.7 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 132 | Croatia | 18.47 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 43.5% | flat |
| 133 | Ireland | 18.31 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 134 | Malta | 18.09 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 135 | Spain | 17.72 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 136 | Libya | 17.22 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 84.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Poland | 17.2 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 138 | Sweden | 16.93 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 15.5% | flat |
| 139 | Denmark | 16.39 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 140 | Norway | 16.23 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 141 | Belarus | 16.15 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 142 | Yugoslav SFR | 15.75 kg CO2eq/kg | 1991 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 143 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15.72 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 144 | Belgium | 15.59 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 145 | Germany | 15.52 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 146 | New Zealand | 15.31 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 147 | Switzerland | 15.29 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 148 | China, mainland | 15.19 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Canada | 15.19 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 150 | China | 15.18 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Italy | 15.04 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 42.9% | falling |
| 152 | Russian Federation | 14.68 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 153 | Saudi Arabia | 14.64 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 171.9% | flat |
| 154 | Finland | 14.42 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 155 | South Africa | 14 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 156 | Uzbekistan | 13.96 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 157 | Kuwait | 13.87 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Austria | 13.83 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 159 | Turkmenistan | 13.69 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 160 | Montenegro | 13.25 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 161 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.74 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 162 | Cyprus | 11.69 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 163 | Japan | 11.45 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 164 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 10.95 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 165 | Serbia | 10.85 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 166 | Tajikistan | 10.3 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Azerbaijan | 9.87 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 168 | Ukraine | 8.39 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 169 | Zimbabwe | 8.21 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Bahamas | 8.18 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 840.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Serbia and Montenegro | 8.02 kg CO2eq/kg | 2005 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 172 | Algeria | 7.8 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 173 | Singapore | 7.58 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Morocco | 6.55 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Réunion | 6.31 kg CO2eq/kg | 2006 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 176 | Armenia | 6.28 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 177 | United Arab Emirates | 4.4 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 178 | Tunisia | 4.37 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Egypt | 4.34 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 180 | Bahrain | 4.04 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 181 | Israel | 3.88 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.55 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Palestine | 1.71 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 56.9% | rising |
| 184 | Albania | 1.64 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Jordan | 1.36 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Lebanon | 0.7743 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 102.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.5041 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 188 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.4597 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Mauritius | 0.2232 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 86.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Asia 104.2 kg CO2eq/kg
- Micronesia 142.67 kg CO2eq/kg
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 142.67 kg CO2eq/kg
- Western Africa 103.42 kg CO2eq/kg
- Côte d'Ivoire 81.45 kg CO2eq/kg
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 100.66 kg CO2eq/kg
- Caribbean 70.53 kg CO2eq/kg
- Eastern Africa 69.48 kg CO2eq/kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 90.6 kg CO2eq/kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 68.09 kg CO2eq/kg
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 77.46 kg CO2eq/kg
- South-Eastern Asia 65.89 kg CO2eq/kg
- Middle Africa 75.13 kg CO2eq/kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 62.57 kg CO2eq/kg
- Polynesia 72.98 kg CO2eq/kg
- Africa 58.49 kg CO2eq/kg
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 71.47 kg CO2eq/kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 50.96 kg CO2eq/kg
- United Republic of Tanzania 68.33 kg CO2eq/kg
- South America 41.23 kg CO2eq/kg
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 66.56 kg CO2eq/kg
- Melanesia 60.97 kg CO2eq/kg
- Central America 33.68 kg CO2eq/kg
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 46.65 kg CO2eq/kg
- World 30.43 kg CO2eq/kg
- Americas 29.54 kg CO2eq/kg
- Republic of Moldova 38.17 kg CO2eq/kg
- Northern Africa 26.99 kg CO2eq/kg
- Asia 28.79 kg CO2eq/kg
- Oceania 26.58 kg CO2eq/kg
- European Union (27) 18.38 kg CO2eq/kg
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12.63 kg CO2eq/kg
- Northern Europe 18.26 kg CO2eq/kg
- Syrian Arab Republic 11.92 kg CO2eq/kg
- Southern Africa 18.03 kg CO2eq/kg
- Western Europe 17.81 kg CO2eq/kg
- Southern Europe 17.56 kg CO2eq/kg
- Europe 17.32 kg CO2eq/kg
- Eastern Europe 16.03 kg CO2eq/kg
- Eastern Asia 15.88 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.