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

Belgium: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 0.2685 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.2685 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
159th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.2933 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2020
All-time low
0.1472 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2006
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Belgium, 2000–2023

00.10.20.32000201120232000: 0.213 kg CO2eq/kg2001: 0.208 kg CO2eq/kg2002: 0.181 kg CO2eq/kg2003: 0.157 kg CO2eq/kg2004: 0.172 kg CO2eq/kg2005: 0.173 kg CO2eq/kg2006: 0.147 kg CO2eq/kg2007: 0.162 kg CO2eq/kg2008: 0.222 kg CO2eq/kg2009: 0.211 kg CO2eq/kg2010: 0.2 kg CO2eq/kg2011: 0.204 kg CO2eq/kg2012: 0.205 kg CO2eq/kg2013: 0.23 kg CO2eq/kg2014: 0.179 kg CO2eq/kg2015: 0.191 kg CO2eq/kg2016: 0.213 kg CO2eq/kg2017: 0.206 kg CO2eq/kg2018: 0.244 kg CO2eq/kg2019: 0.268 kg CO2eq/kg2020: 0.293 kg CO2eq/kg2021: 0.287 kg CO2eq/kg2022: 0.292 kg CO2eq/kg2023: 0.269 kg CO2eq/kg

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

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.2685 kg CO2eq/kg for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in 2023.

That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Belgium peaked at 0.2933 kg CO2eq/kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1472 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2006.

That places Belgium 159th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Belgium, 2000 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
2000 0.213 kg CO2eq/kg
2001 0.2079 kg CO2eq/kg -2.4%
2002 0.1808 kg CO2eq/kg -13.0%
2003 0.1567 kg CO2eq/kg -13.3%
2004 0.1715 kg CO2eq/kg +9.4%
2005 0.1729 kg CO2eq/kg +0.8%
2006 0.1472 kg CO2eq/kg -14.9%
2007 0.1619 kg CO2eq/kg +10.0%
2008 0.2224 kg CO2eq/kg +37.4%
2009 0.2115 kg CO2eq/kg -4.9%
2010 0.2002 kg CO2eq/kg -5.3%
2011 0.204 kg CO2eq/kg +1.9%
2012 0.2047 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
2013 0.23 kg CO2eq/kg +12.4%
2014 0.1786 kg CO2eq/kg -22.3%
2015 0.1908 kg CO2eq/kg +6.8%
2016 0.2126 kg CO2eq/kg +11.4%
2017 0.2056 kg CO2eq/kg -3.3%
2018 0.2438 kg CO2eq/kg +18.6%
2019 0.2682 kg CO2eq/kg +10.0%
2020 0.2933 kg CO2eq/kg +9.4%
2021 0.2872 kg CO2eq/kg -2.1%
2022 0.2916 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%
2023 0.2685 kg CO2eq/kg -7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1846 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1472 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2224 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.2139 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1786 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2682 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.2852 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2685 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2933 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 156 South Africa 0.2776 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 157 El Salvador 0.2743 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 158 Romania 0.2712 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 160 Kazakhstan 0.2658 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 161 Austria 0.2637 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 162 Israel 0.2619 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Belgium?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Belgium was 0.2685 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 Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.2933 kg CO2eq/kg in 2020.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1472 kg CO2eq/kg in 2006.
How does Belgium rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Belgium ranks 159th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium 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.