Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Iraq

Iraq: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 65.65 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
65.65 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
47th
of 189 countries
All-time high
73.91 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2014
All-time low
22.93 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1996
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Iraq, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 65.65 kg CO2eq/kg for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Iraq peaked at 73.91 kg CO2eq/kg in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.93 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1996.

Iraq ranks 47th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Iraq, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 47.36 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 45.88 kg CO2eq/kg -3.1%
1963 44.49 kg CO2eq/kg -3.0%
1964 41.7 kg CO2eq/kg -6.3%
1965 44.38 kg CO2eq/kg +6.4%
1966 46.93 kg CO2eq/kg +5.7%
1967 46.51 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
1968 46.67 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1969 47.39 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%
1970 47.17 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
1971 46.37 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
1972 46.72 kg CO2eq/kg +0.8%
1973 47.71 kg CO2eq/kg +2.1%
1974 52.34 kg CO2eq/kg +9.7%
1975 47.65 kg CO2eq/kg -9.0%
1976 39.08 kg CO2eq/kg -18.0%
1977 39.63 kg CO2eq/kg +1.4%
1978 36.57 kg CO2eq/kg -7.7%
1979 37.27 kg CO2eq/kg +1.9%
1980 37.82 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%
1981 38.16 kg CO2eq/kg +0.9%
1982 34.81 kg CO2eq/kg -8.8%
1983 36.92 kg CO2eq/kg +6.1%
1984 35.09 kg CO2eq/kg -5.0%
1985 36.33 kg CO2eq/kg +3.5%
1986 36.47 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
1987 36.68 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
1988 36.71 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
1989 32.76 kg CO2eq/kg -10.8%
1990 31.85 kg CO2eq/kg -2.8%
1991 29.1 kg CO2eq/kg -8.6%
1992 33.35 kg CO2eq/kg +14.6%
1993 32.38 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
1994 29.86 kg CO2eq/kg -7.8%
1995 30.9 kg CO2eq/kg +3.5%
1996 22.93 kg CO2eq/kg -25.8%
1997 27.85 kg CO2eq/kg +21.5%
1998 27.01 kg CO2eq/kg -3.0%
1999 26.18 kg CO2eq/kg -3.1%
2000 26.02 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
2001 23.97 kg CO2eq/kg -7.9%
2002 32.02 kg CO2eq/kg +33.5%
2003 49.13 kg CO2eq/kg +53.5%
2004 38.52 kg CO2eq/kg -21.6%
2005 38.67 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
2006 27.14 kg CO2eq/kg -29.8%
2007 38.11 kg CO2eq/kg +40.4%
2008 41.25 kg CO2eq/kg +8.2%
2009 63.12 kg CO2eq/kg +53.0%
2010 61.8 kg CO2eq/kg -2.1%
2011 63.52 kg CO2eq/kg +2.8%
2012 63.49 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
2013 63.88 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
2014 73.91 kg CO2eq/kg +15.7%
2015 72.03 kg CO2eq/kg -2.5%
2016 65.29 kg CO2eq/kg -9.4%
2017 63.78 kg CO2eq/kg -2.3%
2018 66.95 kg CO2eq/kg +5.0%
2019 65.43 kg CO2eq/kg -2.3%
2020 65.48 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
2021 65.54 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
2022 65.59 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
2023 65.65 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 45.7 kg CO2eq/kg 41.7 kg CO2eq/kg 47.39 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 44.05 kg CO2eq/kg 36.57 kg CO2eq/kg 52.34 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 36.18 kg CO2eq/kg 32.76 kg CO2eq/kg 38.16 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 29.14 kg CO2eq/kg 22.93 kg CO2eq/kg 33.35 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 37.8 kg CO2eq/kg 23.97 kg CO2eq/kg 63.12 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 66.01 kg CO2eq/kg 61.8 kg CO2eq/kg 73.91 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 65.57 kg CO2eq/kg 65.48 kg CO2eq/kg 65.65 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 44 Bangladesh 72.1 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 45 Slovakia 67.1 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 46 Samoa 66.39 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 48 Indonesia 65.03 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 49 Sierra Leone 64.18 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 50 Mauritania 63.08 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Iraq?
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Iraq was 65.65 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 73.91 kg CO2eq/kg in 2014.
What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 22.93 kg CO2eq/kg in 1996.
How does Iraq rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Iraq ranks 47th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 13,533 data points, 1961–2023
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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.