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

Ireland: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 0.2551 kg CO2eq/kg in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2551 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 13.1%
World rank
164th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.03 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1961
All-time low
0.2338 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1988
Years of data
58
1961–2020

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

0.20.40.60.81196119902020

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 Ireland is 0.2551 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Ireland peaked at 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2338 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1988.

Ireland ranks 164th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Ireland, 1961 to 2020.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 0.9413 kg CO2eq/kg -8.6%
1963 0.8272 kg CO2eq/kg -12.1%
1964 0.7035 kg CO2eq/kg -15.0%
1965 0.9846 kg CO2eq/kg +40.0%
1966 0.7814 kg CO2eq/kg -20.6%
1967 0.703 kg CO2eq/kg -10.0%
1968 0.6169 kg CO2eq/kg -12.2%
1969 0.585 kg CO2eq/kg -5.2%
1970 0.5728 kg CO2eq/kg -2.1%
1971 0.5307 kg CO2eq/kg -7.3%
1972 0.4859 kg CO2eq/kg -8.4%
1973 0.4895 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
1974 0.6191 kg CO2eq/kg +26.5%
1975 0.5327 kg CO2eq/kg -14.0%
1976 0.4552 kg CO2eq/kg -14.5%
1977 0.5108 kg CO2eq/kg +12.2%
1978 0.5222 kg CO2eq/kg +2.2%
1979 0.4985 kg CO2eq/kg -4.5%
1980 0.5071 kg CO2eq/kg +1.7%
1981 0.4401 kg CO2eq/kg -13.2%
1982 0.418 kg CO2eq/kg -5.0%
1983 0.4201 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%
1984 0.3384 kg CO2eq/kg -19.4%
1985 0.3277 kg CO2eq/kg -3.2%
1986 0.297 kg CO2eq/kg -9.4%
1987 0.2409 kg CO2eq/kg -18.9%
1988 0.2338 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
1989 0.3115 kg CO2eq/kg +33.2%
1990 0.2781 kg CO2eq/kg -10.7%
1991 0.3388 kg CO2eq/kg +21.8%
1992 0.4044 kg CO2eq/kg +19.4%
1993 0.4011 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
1994 0.4138 kg CO2eq/kg +3.2%
1995 0.4314 kg CO2eq/kg +4.3%
1996 0.3926 kg CO2eq/kg -9.0%
1997 0.3935 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
1998 0.3806 kg CO2eq/kg -3.3%
1999 0.3093 kg CO2eq/kg -18.7%
2000 0.3746 kg CO2eq/kg +21.1%
2001 0.3491 kg CO2eq/kg -6.8%
2002 0.357 kg CO2eq/kg +2.3%
2003 0.3506 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
2004 0.337 kg CO2eq/kg -3.9%
2005 0.3158 kg CO2eq/kg -6.3%
2006 0.3354 kg CO2eq/kg +6.2%
2007 0.3805 kg CO2eq/kg +13.4%
2008 0.3866 kg CO2eq/kg +1.6%
2009 0.4351 kg CO2eq/kg +12.5%
2010 0.4098 kg CO2eq/kg -5.8%
2011 0.404 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
2012 0.4181 kg CO2eq/kg +3.5%
2013 0.4397 kg CO2eq/kg +5.2%
2014 0.4305 kg CO2eq/kg -2.1%
2015 0.4273 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
2016 0.4208 kg CO2eq/kg -1.5%
2017 0.2935 kg CO2eq/kg -30.3%
2020 0.2551 kg CO2eq/kg -13.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.797 kg CO2eq/kg 0.585 kg CO2eq/kg 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 0.5217 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4552 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6191 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 0.3535 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2338 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5071 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.3744 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2781 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4314 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.3622 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3158 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4351 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.4055 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2935 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4397 kg CO2eq/kg 8
2020s 0.2551 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2551 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2551 kg CO2eq/kg 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 161 Austria 0.2637 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 162 Israel 0.2619 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 163 Ukraine 0.2554 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 165 Guadeloupe 0.2533 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 166 Lithuania 0.2507 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 167 Latvia 0.2385 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Ireland?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Ireland was 0.2551 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 Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2338 kg CO2eq/kg in 1988.
How does Ireland rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Ireland ranks 164th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland 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.