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

Asia: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 0.8527 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.8527 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
15th
of 20 groups
All-time high
1.49 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1964
All-time low
0.807 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

00.511.5196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Asia stood at 0.8527 kg CO2eq/kg.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Asia peaked at 1.49 kg CO2eq/kg in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.807 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2014.

That places Asia 15th out of 20 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 Asia, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Asia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 1.48 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg -2.5%
1963 1.49 kg CO2eq/kg +3.1%
1964 1.49 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
1965 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg -3.5%
1966 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
1967 1.37 kg CO2eq/kg -2.1%
1968 1.31 kg CO2eq/kg -4.4%
1969 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg -5.5%
1970 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg +0.9%
1971 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg -6.9%
1972 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg -8.3%
1973 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg -3.4%
1974 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
1975 0.9477 kg CO2eq/kg -7.5%
1976 0.9179 kg CO2eq/kg -3.1%
1977 0.885 kg CO2eq/kg -3.6%
1978 0.9378 kg CO2eq/kg +6.0%
1979 0.9197 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
1980 0.9578 kg CO2eq/kg +4.1%
1981 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg +6.7%
1982 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1983 1.05 kg CO2eq/kg +2.2%
1984 1.13 kg CO2eq/kg +7.7%
1985 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
1986 1.17 kg CO2eq/kg +4.7%
1987 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%
1988 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
1989 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg +4.5%
1990 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
1991 1.22 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%
1992 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
1993 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
1994 1.15 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
1995 1.09 kg CO2eq/kg -5.2%
1996 1.14 kg CO2eq/kg +4.5%
1997 1.13 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
1998 0.8273 kg CO2eq/kg -27.0%
1999 0.8301 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
2000 0.8408 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%
2001 0.8792 kg CO2eq/kg +4.6%
2002 0.9565 kg CO2eq/kg +8.8%
2003 0.9185 kg CO2eq/kg -4.0%
2004 0.9711 kg CO2eq/kg +5.7%
2005 0.9472 kg CO2eq/kg -2.5%
2006 0.9278 kg CO2eq/kg -2.0%
2007 0.9118 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
2008 0.9089 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
2009 0.9396 kg CO2eq/kg +3.4%
2010 0.9146 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
2011 0.8409 kg CO2eq/kg -8.1%
2012 0.8255 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
2013 0.8305 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
2014 0.807 kg CO2eq/kg -2.8%
2015 0.817 kg CO2eq/kg +1.2%
2016 0.814 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
2017 0.9304 kg CO2eq/kg +14.3%
2018 0.922 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
2019 0.916 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
2020 0.8606 kg CO2eq/kg -6.0%
2021 0.8399 kg CO2eq/kg -2.4%
2022 0.8604 kg CO2eq/kg +2.4%
2023 0.8527 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg 1.49 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg 0.885 kg CO2eq/kg 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 1.11 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9578 kg CO2eq/kg 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 1.09 kg CO2eq/kg 0.8273 kg CO2eq/kg 1.22 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.9201 kg CO2eq/kg 0.8408 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9711 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.8618 kg CO2eq/kg 0.807 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9304 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.8534 kg CO2eq/kg 0.8399 kg CO2eq/kg 0.8606 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 12 Sierra Leone 3.67 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 13 Mali 3.43 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 14 Niger 3.41 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 14 Viet Nam 0.9019 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 15 Kuwait 3.32 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 16 Tonga 3.31 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  7. 17 Samoa 3.22 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  8. 17 Türkiye 0.405 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  9. 18 Cuba 3.22 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Asia?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Asia was 0.8527 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 Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1.49 kg CO2eq/kg in 1964.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.807 kg CO2eq/kg in 2014.
How does Asia rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Asia ranks 15th out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Asia 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.