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

World: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 30.43 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
30.43 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
14th
of 29 groups
All-time high
44.83 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1961
All-time low
30.05 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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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 World stood at 30.43 kg CO2eq/kg.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in World peaked at 44.83 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 30.05 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2019.

That places World 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 World, year by year

Annual values for Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in World, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 44.83 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 43.56 kg CO2eq/kg -2.8%
1963 41.98 kg CO2eq/kg -3.6%
1964 42.31 kg CO2eq/kg +0.8%
1965 42.73 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
1966 41.43 kg CO2eq/kg -3.0%
1967 40.54 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
1968 39.31 kg CO2eq/kg -3.0%
1969 38.49 kg CO2eq/kg -2.1%
1970 38.7 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
1971 39.69 kg CO2eq/kg +2.6%
1972 40.32 kg CO2eq/kg +1.6%
1973 41.06 kg CO2eq/kg +1.8%
1974 39.32 kg CO2eq/kg -4.2%
1975 38.42 kg CO2eq/kg -2.3%
1976 36.82 kg CO2eq/kg -4.2%
1977 36.53 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
1978 35.93 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
1979 36.78 kg CO2eq/kg +2.4%
1980 37.26 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%
1981 37.26 kg CO2eq/kg -0.0%
1982 37.68 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
1983 36.83 kg CO2eq/kg -2.3%
1984 36.15 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
1985 35.7 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
1986 34.65 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
1987 34.67 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
1988 34.55 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
1989 34.9 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
1990 34.12 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
1991 34.48 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
1992 35.09 kg CO2eq/kg +1.8%
1993 35.64 kg CO2eq/kg +1.6%
1994 36.03 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
1995 35.75 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
1996 35.11 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
1997 33.71 kg CO2eq/kg -4.0%
1998 33.94 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
1999 33.19 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
2000 33.17 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
2001 33.31 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
2002 33.07 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
2003 32.87 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
2004 32.31 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
2005 32.39 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
2006 31.95 kg CO2eq/kg -1.3%
2007 31.07 kg CO2eq/kg -2.8%
2008 31.24 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
2009 30.67 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
2010 30.65 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
2011 30.76 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
2012 30.71 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
2013 30.32 kg CO2eq/kg -1.3%
2014 30.31 kg CO2eq/kg -0.0%
2015 30.88 kg CO2eq/kg +1.9%
2016 31.12 kg CO2eq/kg +0.8%
2017 30.87 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
2018 30.22 kg CO2eq/kg -2.1%
2019 30.05 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
2020 30.59 kg CO2eq/kg +1.8%
2021 30.64 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
2022 30.54 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
2023 30.43 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 41.69 kg CO2eq/kg 38.49 kg CO2eq/kg 44.83 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 38.36 kg CO2eq/kg 35.93 kg CO2eq/kg 41.06 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 35.96 kg CO2eq/kg 34.55 kg CO2eq/kg 37.68 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 34.71 kg CO2eq/kg 33.19 kg CO2eq/kg 36.03 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 32.21 kg CO2eq/kg 30.67 kg CO2eq/kg 33.31 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 30.59 kg CO2eq/kg 30.05 kg CO2eq/kg 31.12 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 30.55 kg CO2eq/kg 30.43 kg CO2eq/kg 30.64 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 11 Equatorial Guinea 132.55 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 12 Cabo Verde 39.63 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 12 Gambia 131.31 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 13 Nepal 122.89 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 14 Guinea 114.78 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 15 French Polynesia 110.37 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  7. 15 Viet Nam 40.01 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  8. 16 Guinea-Bissau 104.46 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  9. 17 Namibia 103.26 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 World?
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in World was 30.43 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 44.83 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961.
What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 30.05 kg CO2eq/kg in 2019.
How does World rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
World ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World 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.