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

Uruguay: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 37.34 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
37.34 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
91st
of 189 countries
All-time high
72.65 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1979
All-time low
35.33 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 37.34 kg CO2eq/kg for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Uruguay peaked at 72.65 kg CO2eq/kg in 1979 and was at its lowest, 35.33 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2022.

Uruguay ranks 91st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Uruguay, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 60.92 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 61.83 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%
1963 56.02 kg CO2eq/kg -9.4%
1964 43.01 kg CO2eq/kg -23.2%
1965 49.84 kg CO2eq/kg +15.9%
1966 62.41 kg CO2eq/kg +25.2%
1967 64.82 kg CO2eq/kg +3.9%
1968 48.33 kg CO2eq/kg -25.4%
1969 48.71 kg CO2eq/kg +0.8%
1970 42.63 kg CO2eq/kg -12.5%
1971 57.36 kg CO2eq/kg +34.6%
1972 61.34 kg CO2eq/kg +6.9%
1973 63.55 kg CO2eq/kg +3.6%
1974 61.79 kg CO2eq/kg -2.8%
1975 64.3 kg CO2eq/kg +4.1%
1976 49.4 kg CO2eq/kg -23.2%
1977 56.46 kg CO2eq/kg +14.3%
1978 60.92 kg CO2eq/kg +7.9%
1979 72.65 kg CO2eq/kg +19.3%
1980 62.97 kg CO2eq/kg -13.3%
1981 55.75 kg CO2eq/kg -11.5%
1982 53.28 kg CO2eq/kg -4.4%
1983 41.97 kg CO2eq/kg -21.2%
1984 56.23 kg CO2eq/kg +34.0%
1985 52.75 kg CO2eq/kg -6.2%
1986 53.55 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%
1987 66.75 kg CO2eq/kg +24.7%
1988 59.14 kg CO2eq/kg -11.4%
1989 48.47 kg CO2eq/kg -18.1%
1990 48.21 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
1991 52.24 kg CO2eq/kg +8.4%
1992 55.05 kg CO2eq/kg +5.4%
1993 61.64 kg CO2eq/kg +12.0%
1994 54.4 kg CO2eq/kg -11.7%
1995 57.64 kg CO2eq/kg +6.0%
1996 48.65 kg CO2eq/kg -15.6%
1997 43 kg CO2eq/kg -11.6%
1998 41.95 kg CO2eq/kg -2.4%
1999 41.72 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
2000 42.6 kg CO2eq/kg +2.1%
2001 62.3 kg CO2eq/kg +46.2%
2002 51.27 kg CO2eq/kg -17.7%
2003 51.8 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
2004 45.29 kg CO2eq/kg -12.6%
2005 37.88 kg CO2eq/kg -16.3%
2006 38.77 kg CO2eq/kg +2.3%
2007 44.45 kg CO2eq/kg +14.7%
2008 45.22 kg CO2eq/kg +1.7%
2009 47.96 kg CO2eq/kg +6.1%
2010 42.12 kg CO2eq/kg -12.2%
2011 45.34 kg CO2eq/kg +7.7%
2012 41.75 kg CO2eq/kg -7.9%
2013 43.74 kg CO2eq/kg +4.8%
2014 42.75 kg CO2eq/kg -2.3%
2015 41.46 kg CO2eq/kg -3.0%
2016 39.74 kg CO2eq/kg -4.1%
2017 36.93 kg CO2eq/kg -7.1%
2018 36.29 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
2019 36.71 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
2020 40.9 kg CO2eq/kg +11.4%
2021 39.12 kg CO2eq/kg -4.4%
2022 35.33 kg CO2eq/kg -9.7%
2023 37.34 kg CO2eq/kg +5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 55.1 kg CO2eq/kg 43.01 kg CO2eq/kg 64.82 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 59.04 kg CO2eq/kg 42.63 kg CO2eq/kg 72.65 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 55.09 kg CO2eq/kg 41.97 kg CO2eq/kg 66.75 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 50.45 kg CO2eq/kg 41.72 kg CO2eq/kg 61.64 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 46.75 kg CO2eq/kg 37.88 kg CO2eq/kg 62.3 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 40.68 kg CO2eq/kg 36.29 kg CO2eq/kg 45.34 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 38.17 kg CO2eq/kg 35.33 kg CO2eq/kg 40.9 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 88 Jamaica 37.84 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 89 Panama 37.79 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 90 Suriname 37.44 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 92 Rwanda 36.98 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 93 Sri Lanka 36.88 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 94 Eswatini 35.99 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 Uruguay?
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Uruguay was 37.34 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 Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 72.65 kg CO2eq/kg in 1979.
What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 35.33 kg CO2eq/kg in 2022.
How does Uruguay rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Uruguay ranks 91st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay 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.