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

China: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 0.4411 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.4411 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
121st
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.82 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1989
All-time low
0.4411 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

0.511.52196119922023

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

Analysis

China recorded 0.4411 kg CO2eq/kg for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in China peaked at 1.82 kg CO2eq/kg in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.4411 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2023.

China ranks 121st of 192 countries on this measure, 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 China, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in China, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg -3.0%
1963 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg +16.8%
1964 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
1965 1.13 kg CO2eq/kg -6.2%
1966 1.05 kg CO2eq/kg -7.3%
1967 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg -4.0%
1968 0.9644 kg CO2eq/kg -4.3%
1969 0.9218 kg CO2eq/kg -4.4%
1970 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg +10.3%
1971 0.8873 kg CO2eq/kg -12.7%
1972 0.9211 kg CO2eq/kg +3.8%
1973 0.9158 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
1974 0.9058 kg CO2eq/kg -1.1%
1975 0.875 kg CO2eq/kg -3.4%
1976 0.9456 kg CO2eq/kg +8.1%
1977 0.8894 kg CO2eq/kg -5.9%
1978 0.9494 kg CO2eq/kg +6.7%
1979 0.9693 kg CO2eq/kg +2.1%
1980 1.1 kg CO2eq/kg +13.9%
1981 1.26 kg CO2eq/kg +14.3%
1982 1.34 kg CO2eq/kg +6.2%
1983 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg +4.3%
1984 1.49 kg CO2eq/kg +6.8%
1985 1.46 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
1986 1.64 kg CO2eq/kg +11.9%
1987 1.77 kg CO2eq/kg +8.0%
1988 1.69 kg CO2eq/kg -4.5%
1989 1.82 kg CO2eq/kg +7.7%
1990 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg -5.7%
1991 1.66 kg CO2eq/kg -3.4%
1992 1.56 kg CO2eq/kg -6.1%
1993 1.35 kg CO2eq/kg -13.0%
1994 1.22 kg CO2eq/kg -10.1%
1995 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg -15.7%
1996 1.11 kg CO2eq/kg +7.8%
1997 1.13 kg CO2eq/kg +2.4%
1998 0.6094 kg CO2eq/kg -46.2%
1999 0.6787 kg CO2eq/kg +11.4%
2000 0.6522 kg CO2eq/kg -3.9%
2001 0.7139 kg CO2eq/kg +9.5%
2002 0.7863 kg CO2eq/kg +10.1%
2003 0.7187 kg CO2eq/kg -8.6%
2004 0.7652 kg CO2eq/kg +6.5%
2005 0.7739 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
2006 0.7366 kg CO2eq/kg -4.8%
2007 0.7563 kg CO2eq/kg +2.7%
2008 0.7848 kg CO2eq/kg +3.8%
2009 0.7969 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%
2010 0.7837 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
2011 0.5903 kg CO2eq/kg -24.7%
2012 0.5908 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
2013 0.5705 kg CO2eq/kg -3.4%
2014 0.515 kg CO2eq/kg -9.7%
2015 0.4996 kg CO2eq/kg -3.0%
2016 0.5006 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
2017 0.5541 kg CO2eq/kg +10.7%
2018 0.5419 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
2019 0.5173 kg CO2eq/kg -4.5%
2020 0.4577 kg CO2eq/kg -11.5%
2021 0.4619 kg CO2eq/kg +0.9%
2022 0.4697 kg CO2eq/kg +1.7%
2023 0.4411 kg CO2eq/kg -6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9218 kg CO2eq/kg 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 0.9275 kg CO2eq/kg 0.875 kg CO2eq/kg 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 1.5 kg CO2eq/kg 1.1 kg CO2eq/kg 1.82 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6094 kg CO2eq/kg 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.7485 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6522 kg CO2eq/kg 0.7969 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.5664 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4996 kg CO2eq/kg 0.7837 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.4576 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4411 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4697 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 118 Panama 0.446 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 119 Seychelles 0.443 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 120 China, mainland 0.4429 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 122 Croatia 0.4384 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 123 Mozambique 0.4369 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 124 French Guiana 0.4339 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in China?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in China was 0.4411 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 China?
The highest recorded value was 1.82 kg CO2eq/kg in 1989.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4411 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
How does China rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
China ranks 121st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China 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.