Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in United States of America

United States of America: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 12.81 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
12.81 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
28th
of 29 groups
All-time high
22.33 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1962
All-time low
12.67 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

05101520196119922023

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 United States of America stood at 12.81 kg CO2eq/kg.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in United States of America peaked at 22.33 kg CO2eq/kg in 1962 and was at its lowest, 12.67 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2022.

United States of America ranks 28th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in United States of America, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 21.47 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 22.33 kg CO2eq/kg +4.0%
1963 22.17 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
1964 20.69 kg CO2eq/kg -6.7%
1965 20.8 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%
1966 20.07 kg CO2eq/kg -3.5%
1967 19.83 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
1968 19.54 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
1969 19.58 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
1970 19.68 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%
1971 19.99 kg CO2eq/kg +1.6%
1972 20.28 kg CO2eq/kg +1.4%
1973 22.24 kg CO2eq/kg +9.7%
1974 21.55 kg CO2eq/kg -3.1%
1975 21.25 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
1976 19.05 kg CO2eq/kg -10.4%
1977 18.71 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
1978 18.54 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
1979 19.99 kg CO2eq/kg +7.8%
1980 19.9 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
1981 19.8 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
1982 19.85 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1983 19.16 kg CO2eq/kg -3.4%
1984 18.6 kg CO2eq/kg -3.0%
1985 17.77 kg CO2eq/kg -4.5%
1986 16.6 kg CO2eq/kg -6.6%
1987 16.71 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
1988 16.28 kg CO2eq/kg -2.6%
1989 16.15 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
1990 16.25 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
1991 16.63 kg CO2eq/kg +2.3%
1992 16.75 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
1993 16.95 kg CO2eq/kg +1.2%
1994 17.34 kg CO2eq/kg +2.3%
1995 16.72 kg CO2eq/kg -3.6%
1996 16.31 kg CO2eq/kg -2.4%
1997 15.81 kg CO2eq/kg -3.0%
1998 15.52 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
1999 15.26 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
2000 14.67 kg CO2eq/kg -3.8%
2001 14.33 kg CO2eq/kg -2.4%
2002 14.6 kg CO2eq/kg +1.9%
2003 13.98 kg CO2eq/kg -4.2%
2004 14.24 kg CO2eq/kg +1.9%
2005 15.23 kg CO2eq/kg +7.0%
2006 15.43 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%
2007 14.54 kg CO2eq/kg -5.8%
2008 14.28 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
2009 14.01 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
2010 14.24 kg CO2eq/kg +1.6%
2011 13.85 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
2012 13.62 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
2013 13.59 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
2014 13.43 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
2015 14.62 kg CO2eq/kg +8.9%
2016 14.22 kg CO2eq/kg -2.8%
2017 13.98 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
2018 13.72 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
2019 13.67 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
2020 13.51 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
2021 13.09 kg CO2eq/kg -3.1%
2022 12.67 kg CO2eq/kg -3.2%
2023 12.81 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 20.72 kg CO2eq/kg 19.54 kg CO2eq/kg 22.33 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 20.13 kg CO2eq/kg 18.54 kg CO2eq/kg 22.24 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 18.08 kg CO2eq/kg 16.15 kg CO2eq/kg 19.9 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 16.35 kg CO2eq/kg 15.26 kg CO2eq/kg 17.34 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 14.53 kg CO2eq/kg 13.98 kg CO2eq/kg 15.43 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 13.89 kg CO2eq/kg 13.43 kg CO2eq/kg 14.62 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 13.02 kg CO2eq/kg 12.67 kg CO2eq/kg 13.51 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 25 Grenada 88.85 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 26 Cambodia 88.58 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 27 French Guiana 87.84 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 28 Burundi 87.45 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 29 Chad 84.62 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 30 Somalia 83.32 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  7. 31 Burkina Faso 82.8 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 United States of America?
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in United States of America was 12.81 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 22.33 kg CO2eq/kg in 1962.
What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 12.67 kg CO2eq/kg in 2022.
How does United States of America rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
United States of America ranks 28th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America 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.