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

Europe: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 0.2264 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2264 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 6.7%
Rank
24th
of 29 groups
All-time high
0.7635 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1962
All-time low
0.2122 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

0.20.40.60.8196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Europe is 0.2264 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Europe peaked at 0.7635 kg CO2eq/kg in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.2122 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2022.

Europe ranks 24th of 29 groups 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 Europe, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 0.7626 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 0.7635 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
1963 0.7563 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
1964 0.69 kg CO2eq/kg -8.8%
1965 0.6289 kg CO2eq/kg -8.9%
1966 0.5522 kg CO2eq/kg -12.2%
1967 0.5441 kg CO2eq/kg -1.5%
1968 0.5457 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1969 0.5108 kg CO2eq/kg -6.4%
1970 0.4626 kg CO2eq/kg -9.4%
1971 0.4948 kg CO2eq/kg +7.0%
1972 0.4801 kg CO2eq/kg -3.0%
1973 0.4679 kg CO2eq/kg -2.5%
1974 0.4742 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%
1975 0.4761 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
1976 0.446 kg CO2eq/kg -6.3%
1977 0.4366 kg CO2eq/kg -2.1%
1978 0.5048 kg CO2eq/kg +15.6%
1979 0.5167 kg CO2eq/kg +2.4%
1980 0.5103 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
1981 0.514 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
1982 0.5223 kg CO2eq/kg +1.6%
1983 0.5385 kg CO2eq/kg +3.1%
1984 0.5302 kg CO2eq/kg -1.5%
1985 0.5377 kg CO2eq/kg +1.4%
1986 0.521 kg CO2eq/kg -3.1%
1987 0.5128 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
1988 0.51 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
1989 0.5158 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
1990 0.5142 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
1991 0.4921 kg CO2eq/kg -4.3%
1992 0.493 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
1993 0.4944 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1994 0.4455 kg CO2eq/kg -9.9%
1995 0.4142 kg CO2eq/kg -7.0%
1996 0.4159 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
1997 0.3795 kg CO2eq/kg -8.8%
1998 0.3627 kg CO2eq/kg -4.4%
1999 0.3719 kg CO2eq/kg +2.5%
2000 0.4103 kg CO2eq/kg +10.3%
2001 0.3849 kg CO2eq/kg -6.2%
2002 0.4181 kg CO2eq/kg +8.6%
2003 0.3936 kg CO2eq/kg -5.9%
2004 0.3659 kg CO2eq/kg -7.0%
2005 0.3515 kg CO2eq/kg -3.9%
2006 0.358 kg CO2eq/kg +1.8%
2007 0.345 kg CO2eq/kg -3.6%
2008 0.3428 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
2009 0.3369 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
2010 0.3463 kg CO2eq/kg +2.8%
2011 0.334 kg CO2eq/kg -3.6%
2012 0.3104 kg CO2eq/kg -7.1%
2013 0.3255 kg CO2eq/kg +4.9%
2014 0.3083 kg CO2eq/kg -5.3%
2015 0.3096 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
2016 0.3198 kg CO2eq/kg +3.3%
2017 0.3204 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
2018 0.2381 kg CO2eq/kg -25.7%
2019 0.229 kg CO2eq/kg -3.8%
2020 0.2965 kg CO2eq/kg +29.5%
2021 0.2131 kg CO2eq/kg -28.1%
2022 0.2122 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
2023 0.2264 kg CO2eq/kg +6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.6393 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5108 kg CO2eq/kg 0.7635 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 0.476 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4366 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5167 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 0.5213 kg CO2eq/kg 0.51 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5385 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.4383 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3627 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5142 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.3707 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3369 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4181 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.3041 kg CO2eq/kg 0.229 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3463 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.237 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2122 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2965 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 21 Somalia 3.06 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 22 Madagascar 3.05 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 23 Trinidad and Tobago 2.95 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 24 Gambia 2.93 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 25 Ethiopia 2.81 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 26 Indonesia 2.76 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  7. 27 Gabon 2.64 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Europe?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Europe was 0.2264 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 Europe?
The highest recorded value was 0.7635 kg CO2eq/kg in 1962.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2122 kg CO2eq/kg in 2022.
How does Europe rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Europe ranks 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe 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.