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

Puerto Rico: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 62.46 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
62.46 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
52nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
75.93 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2021
All-time low
23.51 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1979
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

20406080196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Puerto Rico stood at 62.46 kg CO2eq/kg.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Puerto Rico peaked at 75.93 kg CO2eq/kg in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.51 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1979.

Puerto Rico ranks 52nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Puerto Rico, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 42.68 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 44.57 kg CO2eq/kg +4.4%
1963 40.78 kg CO2eq/kg -8.5%
1964 39.01 kg CO2eq/kg -4.4%
1965 34.13 kg CO2eq/kg -12.5%
1966 31.9 kg CO2eq/kg -6.5%
1967 31.72 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
1968 33.33 kg CO2eq/kg +5.1%
1969 36.44 kg CO2eq/kg +9.3%
1970 37.25 kg CO2eq/kg +2.2%
1971 34.33 kg CO2eq/kg -7.9%
1972 33.69 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
1973 33.7 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1974 32.47 kg CO2eq/kg -3.7%
1975 36.15 kg CO2eq/kg +11.3%
1976 34.72 kg CO2eq/kg -3.9%
1977 35.64 kg CO2eq/kg +2.6%
1978 28.1 kg CO2eq/kg -21.2%
1979 23.51 kg CO2eq/kg -16.3%
1980 27.46 kg CO2eq/kg +16.8%
1981 36.73 kg CO2eq/kg +33.7%
1982 41.66 kg CO2eq/kg +13.4%
1983 35.54 kg CO2eq/kg -14.7%
1984 30.38 kg CO2eq/kg -14.5%
1985 40.23 kg CO2eq/kg +32.4%
1986 39.67 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
1987 30.9 kg CO2eq/kg -22.1%
1988 42.04 kg CO2eq/kg +36.1%
1989 49.24 kg CO2eq/kg +17.1%
1990 48.17 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
1991 54.11 kg CO2eq/kg +12.3%
1992 33.19 kg CO2eq/kg -38.7%
1993 36.43 kg CO2eq/kg +9.8%
1994 38.22 kg CO2eq/kg +4.9%
1995 34.24 kg CO2eq/kg -10.4%
1996 41.03 kg CO2eq/kg +19.8%
1997 37.87 kg CO2eq/kg -7.7%
1998 41.96 kg CO2eq/kg +10.8%
1999 33.04 kg CO2eq/kg -21.3%
2000 39.18 kg CO2eq/kg +18.6%
2001 48.23 kg CO2eq/kg +23.1%
2002 57.91 kg CO2eq/kg +20.1%
2003 68.6 kg CO2eq/kg +18.5%
2004 47.16 kg CO2eq/kg -31.3%
2005 58.78 kg CO2eq/kg +24.6%
2006 51.46 kg CO2eq/kg -12.5%
2007 52.65 kg CO2eq/kg +2.3%
2008 53.93 kg CO2eq/kg +2.4%
2009 53 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
2010 54.01 kg CO2eq/kg +1.9%
2011 54.07 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
2012 53.29 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
2013 55.29 kg CO2eq/kg +3.8%
2014 55.09 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
2015 52 kg CO2eq/kg -5.6%
2016 58.07 kg CO2eq/kg +11.7%
2017 60.38 kg CO2eq/kg +4.0%
2018 62.96 kg CO2eq/kg +4.3%
2019 63.47 kg CO2eq/kg +0.8%
2020 71.45 kg CO2eq/kg +12.6%
2021 75.93 kg CO2eq/kg +6.3%
2022 64.31 kg CO2eq/kg -15.3%
2023 62.46 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 37.17 kg CO2eq/kg 31.72 kg CO2eq/kg 44.57 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 32.96 kg CO2eq/kg 23.51 kg CO2eq/kg 37.25 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 37.38 kg CO2eq/kg 27.46 kg CO2eq/kg 49.24 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 39.83 kg CO2eq/kg 33.04 kg CO2eq/kg 54.11 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 53.09 kg CO2eq/kg 39.18 kg CO2eq/kg 68.6 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 56.86 kg CO2eq/kg 52 kg CO2eq/kg 63.47 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 68.54 kg CO2eq/kg 62.46 kg CO2eq/kg 75.93 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 49 Sierra Leone 64.18 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 50 Mauritania 63.08 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 51 Uganda 62.75 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 53 New Caledonia 61.1 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 54 Guyana 60.91 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 55 Cameroon 60.51 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 Puerto Rico?
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Puerto Rico was 62.46 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 Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 75.93 kg CO2eq/kg in 2021.
What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 23.51 kg CO2eq/kg in 1979.
How does Puerto Rico rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Puerto Rico ranks 52nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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.