Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Americas
Americas: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 0.3225 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Americas, 1961–2023
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 Americas is 0.3225 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Americas peaked at 0.7735 kg CO2eq/kg in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.3097 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2016.
That places Americas 20th 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 chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Americas, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7556 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 0.7735 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7544 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.7562 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.7231 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.6987 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7157 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.733 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.7181 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.679 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6704 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6787 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6833 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6687 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6834 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.662 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6566 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6316 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6146 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6259 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6047 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5915 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5777 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5708 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5578 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5362 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5224 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5161 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5173 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4988 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.41 kg CO2eq/kg | -17.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4055 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4069 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4006 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4007 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4045 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3972 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.388 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3765 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3751 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3694 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3702 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3628 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3542 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3669 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3586 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.359 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3537 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3565 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3472 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3324 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3287 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3189 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3154 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3111 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3097 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3196 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3193 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3179 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3312 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3293 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3261 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3225 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7365 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.6987 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.7735 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6628 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.6146 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.6834 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.562 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.5161 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.6259 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4089 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.3765 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.4988 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3626 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.3537 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.3751 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.322 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.3097 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.3472 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3273 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.3225 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.3312 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Americas?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Americas was 0.3225 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 Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7735 kg CO2eq/kg in 1962.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3097 kg CO2eq/kg in 2016.
- How does Americas rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
- Americas ranks 20th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas 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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About this data
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.