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

Austria: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 0.2637 kg CO2eq/kg in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.2637 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
161st
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.4093 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1982
All-time low
0.1247 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1963
Years of data
58
1961–2020

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Austria, 1961–2020

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

Analysis

In 2020, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Austria stood at 0.2637 kg CO2eq/kg.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Austria peaked at 0.4093 kg CO2eq/kg in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.1247 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1963.

That places Austria 161st out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Austria, 1961 to 2020.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 0.208 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 0.1566 kg CO2eq/kg -24.7%
1963 0.1247 kg CO2eq/kg -20.4%
1964 0.1764 kg CO2eq/kg +41.5%
1965 0.2867 kg CO2eq/kg +62.5%
1966 0.2298 kg CO2eq/kg -19.8%
1967 0.2585 kg CO2eq/kg +12.5%
1968 0.2633 kg CO2eq/kg +1.9%
1969 0.2754 kg CO2eq/kg +4.6%
1970 0.2813 kg CO2eq/kg +2.1%
1971 0.332 kg CO2eq/kg +18.0%
1972 0.3235 kg CO2eq/kg -2.6%
1973 0.2759 kg CO2eq/kg -14.7%
1974 0.3347 kg CO2eq/kg +21.3%
1975 0.3374 kg CO2eq/kg +0.8%
1976 0.3452 kg CO2eq/kg +2.3%
1977 0.3437 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
1978 0.3488 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%
1979 0.407 kg CO2eq/kg +16.7%
1980 0.3578 kg CO2eq/kg -12.1%
1981 0.2985 kg CO2eq/kg -16.6%
1982 0.4093 kg CO2eq/kg +37.1%
1983 0.3727 kg CO2eq/kg -8.9%
1984 0.3532 kg CO2eq/kg -5.2%
1985 0.3584 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%
1986 0.3329 kg CO2eq/kg -7.1%
1987 0.312 kg CO2eq/kg -6.3%
1988 0.3291 kg CO2eq/kg +5.5%
1989 0.3086 kg CO2eq/kg -6.2%
1990 0.3414 kg CO2eq/kg +10.6%
1991 0.3058 kg CO2eq/kg -10.4%
1992 0.3142 kg CO2eq/kg +2.7%
1993 0.2773 kg CO2eq/kg -11.7%
1994 0.2962 kg CO2eq/kg +6.8%
1995 0.296 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
1996 0.3036 kg CO2eq/kg +2.6%
1997 0.2443 kg CO2eq/kg -19.5%
1998 0.3088 kg CO2eq/kg +26.4%
1999 0.3136 kg CO2eq/kg +1.6%
2000 0.3432 kg CO2eq/kg +9.4%
2001 0.2322 kg CO2eq/kg -32.3%
2002 0.2619 kg CO2eq/kg +12.8%
2003 0.2862 kg CO2eq/kg +9.3%
2004 0.2774 kg CO2eq/kg -3.1%
2005 0.2829 kg CO2eq/kg +2.0%
2006 0.3865 kg CO2eq/kg +36.6%
2007 0.2832 kg CO2eq/kg -26.7%
2008 0.282 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
2009 0.3072 kg CO2eq/kg +8.9%
2010 0.3223 kg CO2eq/kg +4.9%
2011 0.3033 kg CO2eq/kg -5.9%
2012 0.2908 kg CO2eq/kg -4.1%
2013 0.3144 kg CO2eq/kg +8.1%
2014 0.3059 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
2015 0.295 kg CO2eq/kg -3.6%
2016 0.2649 kg CO2eq/kg -10.2%
2017 0.257 kg CO2eq/kg -3.0%
2020 0.2637 kg CO2eq/kg +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2199 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1247 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2867 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 0.3329 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2759 kg CO2eq/kg 0.407 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 0.3432 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2985 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4093 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.3001 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2443 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3414 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.2943 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2322 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3865 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.2942 kg CO2eq/kg 0.257 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3223 kg CO2eq/kg 8
2020s 0.2637 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2637 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2637 kg CO2eq/kg 1

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 158 Romania 0.2712 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 159 Belgium 0.2685 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 160 Kazakhstan 0.2658 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 162 Israel 0.2619 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 163 Ukraine 0.2554 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 164 Ireland 0.2551 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Austria?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Austria was 0.2637 kg CO2eq/kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.4093 kg CO2eq/kg in 1982.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1247 kg CO2eq/kg in 1963.
How does Austria rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Austria ranks 161st out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria 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.