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

Malta: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 0.4567 kg CO2eq/kg in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.4567 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 27.1%
World rank
116th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.16 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1961
All-time low
0.1842 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1996
Years of data
58
1961–2020

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

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

Analysis

Malta recorded 0.4567 kg CO2eq/kg for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in 2020.

The figure is down 27.1% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Malta peaked at 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1842 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1996.

That places Malta 116th out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Malta, 1961 to 2020.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg -12.2%
1963 0.8602 kg CO2eq/kg -15.7%
1964 0.6571 kg CO2eq/kg -23.6%
1965 0.5013 kg CO2eq/kg -23.7%
1966 0.4276 kg CO2eq/kg -14.7%
1967 0.5298 kg CO2eq/kg +23.9%
1968 0.7621 kg CO2eq/kg +43.8%
1969 0.6429 kg CO2eq/kg -15.6%
1970 0.6119 kg CO2eq/kg -4.8%
1971 0.8195 kg CO2eq/kg +33.9%
1972 0.8232 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%
1973 0.4566 kg CO2eq/kg -44.5%
1974 0.3803 kg CO2eq/kg -16.7%
1975 0.506 kg CO2eq/kg +33.1%
1976 0.4255 kg CO2eq/kg -15.9%
1977 0.3511 kg CO2eq/kg -17.5%
1978 0.4624 kg CO2eq/kg +31.7%
1979 0.4875 kg CO2eq/kg +5.4%
1980 0.3739 kg CO2eq/kg -23.3%
1981 0.4571 kg CO2eq/kg +22.3%
1982 0.4968 kg CO2eq/kg +8.7%
1983 0.4289 kg CO2eq/kg -13.7%
1984 0.3564 kg CO2eq/kg -16.9%
1985 0.3475 kg CO2eq/kg -2.5%
1986 0.3475 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1987 0.2607 kg CO2eq/kg -25.0%
1988 0.2545 kg CO2eq/kg -2.4%
1989 0.2039 kg CO2eq/kg -19.9%
1990 0.2051 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
1991 0.4529 kg CO2eq/kg +120.8%
1992 0.4407 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
1993 0.4395 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
1994 0.4163 kg CO2eq/kg -5.3%
1995 0.2026 kg CO2eq/kg -51.3%
1996 0.1842 kg CO2eq/kg -9.1%
1997 0.2336 kg CO2eq/kg +26.8%
1998 0.3425 kg CO2eq/kg +46.6%
1999 0.2281 kg CO2eq/kg -33.4%
2000 0.2112 kg CO2eq/kg -7.4%
2001 0.661 kg CO2eq/kg +213.0%
2002 0.313 kg CO2eq/kg -52.6%
2003 0.4137 kg CO2eq/kg +32.2%
2004 0.2761 kg CO2eq/kg -33.3%
2005 0.3704 kg CO2eq/kg +34.2%
2006 0.3933 kg CO2eq/kg +6.2%
2007 0.4253 kg CO2eq/kg +8.1%
2008 0.4375 kg CO2eq/kg +2.9%
2009 0.5179 kg CO2eq/kg +18.4%
2010 0.5312 kg CO2eq/kg +2.6%
2011 0.5391 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%
2012 0.5587 kg CO2eq/kg +3.6%
2013 0.5379 kg CO2eq/kg -3.7%
2014 0.6376 kg CO2eq/kg +18.5%
2015 0.6702 kg CO2eq/kg +5.1%
2016 0.6676 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
2017 0.6268 kg CO2eq/kg -6.1%
2020 0.4567 kg CO2eq/kg -27.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.7293 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4276 kg CO2eq/kg 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 0.5324 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3511 kg CO2eq/kg 0.8232 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 0.3527 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2039 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4968 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.3145 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1842 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4529 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.4019 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2112 kg CO2eq/kg 0.661 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.5961 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5312 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6702 kg CO2eq/kg 8
2020s 0.4567 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4567 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4567 kg CO2eq/kg 1

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 113 Burkina Faso 0.4791 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 114 Greece 0.4714 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 115 Zimbabwe 0.458 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 117 Egypt 0.4469 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 118 Panama 0.446 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 119 Seychelles 0.443 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Malta?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Malta was 0.4567 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 Malta?
The highest recorded value was 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1842 kg CO2eq/kg in 1996.
How does Malta rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Malta ranks 116th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta 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.