Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 0.2374 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2374 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
168th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.5633 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1973
All-time low
0.232 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2016
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Australia and New Zealand recorded 0.2374 kg CO2eq/kg for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in 2023.

That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 0.5633 kg CO2eq/kg in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.232 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2016.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 168th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 0.4588 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 0.4748 kg CO2eq/kg +3.5%
1963 0.5162 kg CO2eq/kg +8.7%
1964 0.4678 kg CO2eq/kg -9.4%
1965 0.373 kg CO2eq/kg -20.3%
1966 0.3882 kg CO2eq/kg +4.1%
1967 0.2796 kg CO2eq/kg -28.0%
1968 0.2327 kg CO2eq/kg -16.8%
1969 0.2409 kg CO2eq/kg +3.5%
1970 0.2477 kg CO2eq/kg +2.8%
1971 0.255 kg CO2eq/kg +2.9%
1972 0.4825 kg CO2eq/kg +89.2%
1973 0.5633 kg CO2eq/kg +16.7%
1974 0.4748 kg CO2eq/kg -15.7%
1975 0.4503 kg CO2eq/kg -5.2%
1976 0.456 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%
1977 0.4494 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
1978 0.3861 kg CO2eq/kg -14.1%
1979 0.3514 kg CO2eq/kg -9.0%
1980 0.3675 kg CO2eq/kg +4.6%
1981 0.37 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
1982 0.3763 kg CO2eq/kg +1.7%
1983 0.3774 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1984 0.3982 kg CO2eq/kg +5.5%
1985 0.3809 kg CO2eq/kg -4.3%
1986 0.3828 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%
1987 0.4144 kg CO2eq/kg +8.3%
1988 0.4745 kg CO2eq/kg +14.5%
1989 0.3686 kg CO2eq/kg -22.3%
1990 0.4167 kg CO2eq/kg +13.0%
1991 0.3854 kg CO2eq/kg -7.5%
1992 0.4109 kg CO2eq/kg +6.6%
1993 0.4296 kg CO2eq/kg +4.6%
1994 0.4232 kg CO2eq/kg -1.5%
1995 0.4103 kg CO2eq/kg -3.0%
1996 0.4396 kg CO2eq/kg +7.1%
1997 0.4161 kg CO2eq/kg -5.3%
1998 0.4247 kg CO2eq/kg +2.1%
1999 0.4525 kg CO2eq/kg +6.5%
2000 0.4027 kg CO2eq/kg -11.0%
2001 0.4069 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
2002 0.3804 kg CO2eq/kg -6.5%
2003 0.375 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
2004 0.346 kg CO2eq/kg -7.7%
2005 0.2991 kg CO2eq/kg -13.6%
2006 0.3401 kg CO2eq/kg +13.7%
2007 0.3588 kg CO2eq/kg +5.5%
2008 0.3299 kg CO2eq/kg -8.1%
2009 0.3508 kg CO2eq/kg +6.3%
2010 0.2791 kg CO2eq/kg -20.4%
2011 0.2785 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
2012 0.2965 kg CO2eq/kg +6.5%
2013 0.2817 kg CO2eq/kg -5.0%
2014 0.2668 kg CO2eq/kg -5.3%
2015 0.2367 kg CO2eq/kg -11.3%
2016 0.232 kg CO2eq/kg -2.0%
2017 0.2374 kg CO2eq/kg +2.3%
2018 0.2493 kg CO2eq/kg +5.0%
2019 0.2788 kg CO2eq/kg +11.8%
2020 0.2468 kg CO2eq/kg -11.5%
2021 0.2582 kg CO2eq/kg +4.6%
2022 0.2496 kg CO2eq/kg -3.3%
2023 0.2374 kg CO2eq/kg -4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3813 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2327 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5162 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 0.4117 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2477 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5633 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 0.3911 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3675 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4745 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.4209 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3854 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4525 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.359 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2991 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4069 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.2637 kg CO2eq/kg 0.232 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2965 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.248 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2374 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2582 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 165 Guadeloupe 0.2533 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 166 Lithuania 0.2507 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 167 Latvia 0.2385 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 169 Guatemala 0.2281 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 170 Australia 0.2236 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 171 Estonia 0.2234 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Australia and New Zealand?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Australia and New Zealand was 0.2374 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 Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.5633 kg CO2eq/kg in 1973.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.232 kg CO2eq/kg in 2016.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 168th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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.