Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Portugal
Portugal: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 0.4911 kg CO2eq/kg in 2020. ▼ Falling
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Portugal, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
In 2020, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Portugal stood at 0.4911 kg CO2eq/kg.
That represents a change of up 52.4% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Portugal peaked at 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2626 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2013.
Portugal ranks 111th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 0.8127 kg CO2eq/kg | -35.2% |
| 1963 | 0.654 kg CO2eq/kg | -19.5% |
| 1964 | 0.6148 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6053 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.739 kg CO2eq/kg | +22.1% |
| 1967 | 0.7705 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.7949 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.6854 kg CO2eq/kg | -13.8% |
| 1970 | 0.667 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.6 kg CO2eq/kg | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5604 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5242 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4473 kg CO2eq/kg | -14.7% |
| 1975 | 0.452 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.397 kg CO2eq/kg | -12.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3514 kg CO2eq/kg | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3942 kg CO2eq/kg | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4311 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3633 kg CO2eq/kg | -15.7% |
| 1981 | 0.386 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3648 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3894 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4052 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3427 kg CO2eq/kg | -15.4% |
| 1986 | 0.371 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3871 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4048 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3798 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4902 kg CO2eq/kg | +29.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4061 kg CO2eq/kg | -17.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2973 kg CO2eq/kg | -26.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3257 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3413 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3841 kg CO2eq/kg | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3881 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3782 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.368 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4024 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4177 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4003 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4335 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4871 kg CO2eq/kg | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4628 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4627 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4756 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4201 kg CO2eq/kg | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.392 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3596 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3289 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3097 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2847 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2626 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2777 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2909 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3178 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3222 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4911 kg CO2eq/kg | +52.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.77 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.6053 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4825 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.3514 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.667 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3794 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.3427 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.4052 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3781 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.2973 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.4902 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4311 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.3596 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.4871 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2993 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.2626 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.3289 kg CO2eq/kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4911 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.4911 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.4911 kg CO2eq/kg | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Portugal?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Portugal was 0.4911 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2626 kg CO2eq/kg in 2013.
- How does Portugal rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
- Portugal ranks 111th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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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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.