Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Northern America

Northern America: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 0.2025 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2025 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
26th
of 29 groups
All-time high
0.6248 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1962
All-time low
0.1985 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

0.20.30.40.50.6196119922023

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 Northern America is 0.2025 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Northern America peaked at 0.6248 kg CO2eq/kg in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1985 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2019.

That places Northern America 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Northern America, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 0.6007 kg CO2eq/kg —
1962 0.6248 kg CO2eq/kg +4.0%
1963 0.6009 kg CO2eq/kg -3.8%
1964 0.5962 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
1965 0.6018 kg CO2eq/kg +0.9%
1966 0.5724 kg CO2eq/kg -4.9%
1967 0.5787 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
1968 0.5837 kg CO2eq/kg +0.9%
1969 0.576 kg CO2eq/kg -1.3%
1970 0.5447 kg CO2eq/kg -5.4%
1971 0.5421 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
1972 0.5374 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
1973 0.5351 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
1974 0.5364 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
1975 0.532 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
1976 0.5105 kg CO2eq/kg -4.0%
1977 0.5183 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%
1978 0.5176 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
1979 0.5042 kg CO2eq/kg -2.6%
1980 0.485 kg CO2eq/kg -3.8%
1981 0.4729 kg CO2eq/kg -2.5%
1982 0.4652 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
1983 0.458 kg CO2eq/kg -1.5%
1984 0.4491 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
1985 0.4442 kg CO2eq/kg -1.1%
1986 0.4386 kg CO2eq/kg -1.3%
1987 0.4357 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
1988 0.4303 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
1989 0.4247 kg CO2eq/kg -1.3%
1990 0.4192 kg CO2eq/kg -1.3%
1991 0.2894 kg CO2eq/kg -31.0%
1992 0.2842 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
1993 0.2855 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%
1994 0.2837 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
1995 0.2857 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
1996 0.2843 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
1997 0.2792 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
1998 0.2777 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
1999 0.2694 kg CO2eq/kg -3.0%
2000 0.2671 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
2001 0.2622 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
2002 0.2615 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
2003 0.2547 kg CO2eq/kg -2.6%
2004 0.2533 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
2005 0.2477 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
2006 0.2458 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
2007 0.2439 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
2008 0.2434 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
2009 0.2379 kg CO2eq/kg -2.3%
2010 0.231 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
2011 0.2288 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
2012 0.2245 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
2013 0.2203 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
2014 0.2149 kg CO2eq/kg -2.5%
2015 0.2132 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
2016 0.2095 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
2017 0.2056 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
2018 0.2018 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
2019 0.1985 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
2020 0.2149 kg CO2eq/kg +8.3%
2021 0.2079 kg CO2eq/kg -3.3%
2022 0.205 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
2023 0.2025 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Northern America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1991 -31.0% 0.4192 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2894 kg CO2eq/kg

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.5928 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5724 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6248 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 0.5278 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5042 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5447 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 0.4504 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4247 kg CO2eq/kg 0.485 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.2958 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2694 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4192 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.2518 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2379 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2671 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.2148 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1985 kg CO2eq/kg 0.231 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.2076 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2025 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2149 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 23 Trinidad and Tobago 2.95 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 24 Gambia 2.93 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 25 Ethiopia 2.81 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 26 Indonesia 2.76 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 27 Gabon 2.64 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 28 Brunei Darussalam 2.56 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  7. 29 Senegal 2.52 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Northern America?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Northern America was 0.2025 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 Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 0.6248 kg CO2eq/kg in 1962.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1985 kg CO2eq/kg in 2019.
How does Northern America rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Northern America ranks 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern America 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.