Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Africa

Africa: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 1 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
11th
of 29 groups
All-time high
1.96 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1961
All-time low
0.9276 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Africa, 1961–2023

00.511.52196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Africa is 1 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Africa peaked at 1.96 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.9276 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2021.

Africa ranks 11th of 29 groups 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 chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 1.96 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 1.93 kg CO2eq/kg -1.5%
1963 1.92 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
1964 1.9 kg CO2eq/kg -1.1%
1965 1.84 kg CO2eq/kg -3.1%
1966 1.82 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
1967 1.78 kg CO2eq/kg -2.4%
1968 1.74 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
1969 1.69 kg CO2eq/kg -3.0%
1970 1.71 kg CO2eq/kg +1.2%
1971 1.71 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
1972 1.65 kg CO2eq/kg -3.2%
1973 1.62 kg CO2eq/kg -2.0%
1974 1.56 kg CO2eq/kg -3.7%
1975 1.48 kg CO2eq/kg -5.1%
1976 1.42 kg CO2eq/kg -4.1%
1977 1.42 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1978 1.36 kg CO2eq/kg -4.5%
1979 1.36 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
1980 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
1981 1.29 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
1982 1.27 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
1983 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg -7.2%
1984 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg +2.3%
1985 1.2 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
1986 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg +2.7%
1987 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
1988 1.28 kg CO2eq/kg +5.7%
1989 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%
1990 1.28 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
1991 1.27 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
1992 1.29 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%
1993 1.31 kg CO2eq/kg +2.0%
1994 1.28 kg CO2eq/kg -2.1%
1995 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg +3.1%
1996 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
1997 1.27 kg CO2eq/kg -3.9%
1998 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg +2.4%
1999 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
2000 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg -3.9%
2001 1.22 kg CO2eq/kg -2.1%
2002 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg -2.6%
2003 1.22 kg CO2eq/kg +2.2%
2004 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg -3.1%
2005 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg -5.0%
2006 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
2007 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg -3.9%
2008 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
2009 1.09 kg CO2eq/kg +1.4%
2010 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
2011 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg -4.4%
2012 1.05 kg CO2eq/kg +2.0%
2013 0.9856 kg CO2eq/kg -6.4%
2014 0.9735 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
2015 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg +4.4%
2016 1.05 kg CO2eq/kg +3.3%
2017 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg -4.1%
2018 0.9889 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
2019 0.9617 kg CO2eq/kg -2.8%
2020 0.9357 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
2021 0.9276 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
2022 0.9987 kg CO2eq/kg +7.7%
2023 1 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.84 kg CO2eq/kg 1.69 kg CO2eq/kg 1.96 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 1.53 kg CO2eq/kg 1.36 kg CO2eq/kg 1.71 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 1.29 kg CO2eq/kg 1.27 kg CO2eq/kg 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9617 kg CO2eq/kg 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.9665 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9276 kg CO2eq/kg 1 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 8 Togo 3.9 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 9 Sudan (former) 3.86 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 10 Réunion 3.81 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.78 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 12 Sierra Leone 3.67 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 13 Mali 3.43 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  7. 14 Niger 3.41 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  8. 14 Viet Nam 0.9019 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Africa?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Africa was 1 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.96 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9276 kg CO2eq/kg in 2021.
How does Africa rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Africa ranks 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat of chickens, 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
241 places, 13,757 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.