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

Italy: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 0.3121 kg CO2eq/kg in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3121 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
149th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.7477 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1961
All-time low
0.1657 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2001
Years of data
58
1961–2020

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

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.3121 kg CO2eq/kg for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in 2020.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Italy peaked at 0.7477 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1657 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2001.

Italy ranks 149th 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 Italy, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Italy, 1961 to 2020.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 0.7477 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 0.6542 kg CO2eq/kg -12.5%
1963 0.5914 kg CO2eq/kg -9.6%
1964 0.4834 kg CO2eq/kg -18.3%
1965 0.4404 kg CO2eq/kg -8.9%
1966 0.4025 kg CO2eq/kg -8.6%
1967 0.4256 kg CO2eq/kg +5.7%
1968 0.3897 kg CO2eq/kg -8.4%
1969 0.3637 kg CO2eq/kg -6.7%
1970 0.3847 kg CO2eq/kg +5.8%
1971 0.3551 kg CO2eq/kg -7.7%
1972 0.3739 kg CO2eq/kg +5.3%
1973 0.4045 kg CO2eq/kg +8.2%
1974 0.4041 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
1975 0.3706 kg CO2eq/kg -8.3%
1976 0.351 kg CO2eq/kg -5.3%
1977 0.3595 kg CO2eq/kg +2.4%
1978 0.3728 kg CO2eq/kg +3.7%
1979 0.3838 kg CO2eq/kg +3.0%
1980 0.4007 kg CO2eq/kg +4.4%
1981 0.4066 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%
1982 0.3969 kg CO2eq/kg -2.4%
1983 0.3878 kg CO2eq/kg -2.3%
1984 0.3872 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
1985 0.3445 kg CO2eq/kg -11.0%
1986 0.3567 kg CO2eq/kg +3.5%
1987 0.3301 kg CO2eq/kg -7.5%
1988 0.3474 kg CO2eq/kg +5.2%
1989 0.3243 kg CO2eq/kg -6.6%
1990 0.3943 kg CO2eq/kg +21.6%
1991 0.3245 kg CO2eq/kg -17.7%
1992 0.3324 kg CO2eq/kg +2.4%
1993 0.2995 kg CO2eq/kg -9.9%
1994 0.291 kg CO2eq/kg -2.8%
1995 0.2781 kg CO2eq/kg -4.4%
1996 0.5056 kg CO2eq/kg +81.8%
1997 0.2644 kg CO2eq/kg -47.7%
1998 0.3016 kg CO2eq/kg +14.1%
1999 0.2217 kg CO2eq/kg -26.5%
2000 0.1677 kg CO2eq/kg -24.4%
2001 0.1657 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
2002 0.1944 kg CO2eq/kg +17.3%
2003 0.2105 kg CO2eq/kg +8.3%
2004 0.2051 kg CO2eq/kg -2.6%
2005 0.211 kg CO2eq/kg +2.9%
2006 0.2189 kg CO2eq/kg +3.7%
2007 0.1994 kg CO2eq/kg -8.9%
2008 0.251 kg CO2eq/kg +25.9%
2009 0.2624 kg CO2eq/kg +4.5%
2010 0.2897 kg CO2eq/kg +10.4%
2011 0.3131 kg CO2eq/kg +8.1%
2012 0.3095 kg CO2eq/kg -1.1%
2013 0.3115 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
2014 0.3119 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
2015 0.2791 kg CO2eq/kg -10.5%
2016 0.2656 kg CO2eq/kg -4.8%
2017 0.3006 kg CO2eq/kg +13.2%
2020 0.3121 kg CO2eq/kg +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.4998 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3637 kg CO2eq/kg 0.7477 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 0.376 kg CO2eq/kg 0.351 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4045 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 0.3682 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3243 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4066 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.3213 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2217 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5056 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.2086 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1657 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2624 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.2976 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2656 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3131 kg CO2eq/kg 8
2020s 0.3121 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3121 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3121 kg CO2eq/kg 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 146 Brazil 0.3342 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 147 New Zealand 0.3241 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 148 Canada 0.3238 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 150 Colombia 0.3045 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 151 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2996 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 152 Switzerland 0.2991 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Italy?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Italy was 0.3121 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.7477 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1657 kg CO2eq/kg in 2001.
How does Italy rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Italy ranks 149th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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.