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

Australia: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 0.2236 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2236 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
170th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.6033 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1973
All-time low
0.2076 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1968
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

0.20.30.40.50.6196119922023

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

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.2236 kg CO2eq/kg for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in 2023.

The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Australia peaked at 0.6033 kg CO2eq/kg in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.2076 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1968.

That places Australia 170th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Australia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 0.4448 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 0.4568 kg CO2eq/kg +2.7%
1963 0.5127 kg CO2eq/kg +12.2%
1964 0.4549 kg CO2eq/kg -11.3%
1965 0.3385 kg CO2eq/kg -25.6%
1966 0.35 kg CO2eq/kg +3.4%
1967 0.2675 kg CO2eq/kg -23.6%
1968 0.2076 kg CO2eq/kg -22.4%
1969 0.2322 kg CO2eq/kg +11.8%
1970 0.236 kg CO2eq/kg +1.6%
1971 0.2715 kg CO2eq/kg +15.0%
1972 0.5333 kg CO2eq/kg +96.4%
1973 0.6033 kg CO2eq/kg +13.1%
1974 0.5136 kg CO2eq/kg -14.9%
1975 0.4716 kg CO2eq/kg -8.2%
1976 0.478 kg CO2eq/kg +1.4%
1977 0.4536 kg CO2eq/kg -5.1%
1978 0.397 kg CO2eq/kg -12.5%
1979 0.3614 kg CO2eq/kg -9.0%
1980 0.3727 kg CO2eq/kg +3.1%
1981 0.3752 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
1982 0.3803 kg CO2eq/kg +1.4%
1983 0.3814 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1984 0.41 kg CO2eq/kg +7.5%
1985 0.3891 kg CO2eq/kg -5.1%
1986 0.3857 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
1987 0.4169 kg CO2eq/kg +8.1%
1988 0.4907 kg CO2eq/kg +17.7%
1989 0.3751 kg CO2eq/kg -23.6%
1990 0.4234 kg CO2eq/kg +12.9%
1991 0.3841 kg CO2eq/kg -9.3%
1992 0.4131 kg CO2eq/kg +7.6%
1993 0.438 kg CO2eq/kg +6.0%
1994 0.416 kg CO2eq/kg -5.0%
1995 0.4091 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
1996 0.4513 kg CO2eq/kg +10.3%
1997 0.4205 kg CO2eq/kg -6.8%
1998 0.4363 kg CO2eq/kg +3.8%
1999 0.4711 kg CO2eq/kg +8.0%
2000 0.4159 kg CO2eq/kg -11.7%
2001 0.4254 kg CO2eq/kg +2.3%
2002 0.3588 kg CO2eq/kg -15.7%
2003 0.362 kg CO2eq/kg +0.9%
2004 0.3406 kg CO2eq/kg -5.9%
2005 0.289 kg CO2eq/kg -15.1%
2006 0.3423 kg CO2eq/kg +18.4%
2007 0.3514 kg CO2eq/kg +2.7%
2008 0.3191 kg CO2eq/kg -9.2%
2009 0.3477 kg CO2eq/kg +9.0%
2010 0.2654 kg CO2eq/kg -23.7%
2011 0.2668 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%
2012 0.2912 kg CO2eq/kg +9.1%
2013 0.2741 kg CO2eq/kg -5.9%
2014 0.2592 kg CO2eq/kg -5.4%
2015 0.2219 kg CO2eq/kg -14.4%
2016 0.2173 kg CO2eq/kg -2.1%
2017 0.2235 kg CO2eq/kg +2.9%
2018 0.24 kg CO2eq/kg +7.4%
2019 0.2712 kg CO2eq/kg +13.0%
2020 0.2322 kg CO2eq/kg -14.4%
2021 0.2455 kg CO2eq/kg +5.7%
2022 0.2362 kg CO2eq/kg -3.8%
2023 0.2236 kg CO2eq/kg -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3628 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2076 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5127 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 0.4319 kg CO2eq/kg 0.236 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6033 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 0.3977 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3727 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4907 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.4263 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3841 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4711 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.3552 kg CO2eq/kg 0.289 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4254 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.2531 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2173 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2912 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.2344 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2236 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2455 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 167 Latvia 0.2385 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 168 Australia and New Zealand 0.2374 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 169 Guatemala 0.2281 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 171 Estonia 0.2234 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 172 Poland 0.2215 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 173 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2146 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Australia?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Australia was 0.2236 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?
The highest recorded value was 0.6033 kg CO2eq/kg in 1973.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2076 kg CO2eq/kg in 1968.
How does Australia rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Australia ranks 170th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia 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.