Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 0.6334 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.6334 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
97th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.83 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1974
All-time low
0.6252 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023

0.7511.21.51.8196119922023

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 Saudi Arabia is 0.6334 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.83 kg CO2eq/kg in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.6252 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2022.

That places Saudi Arabia 97th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Saudi Arabia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 1.77 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 1.76 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
1963 1.77 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1964 1.76 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
1965 1.78 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%
1966 1.77 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
1967 1.77 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
1968 1.75 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
1969 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
1970 1.71 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
1971 1.7 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
1972 1.69 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
1973 1.65 kg CO2eq/kg -2.3%
1974 1.83 kg CO2eq/kg +10.9%
1975 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg -21.6%
1976 1.53 kg CO2eq/kg +6.2%
1977 1.51 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
1978 1.41 kg CO2eq/kg -6.6%
1979 1.63 kg CO2eq/kg +15.4%
1980 1.34 kg CO2eq/kg -17.7%
1981 1.51 kg CO2eq/kg +13.2%
1982 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg -20.2%
1983 1.15 kg CO2eq/kg -4.5%
1984 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg -7.0%
1985 1.13 kg CO2eq/kg +5.3%
1986 0.9063 kg CO2eq/kg -19.8%
1987 0.932 kg CO2eq/kg +2.8%
1988 0.9033 kg CO2eq/kg -3.1%
1989 1.05 kg CO2eq/kg +16.0%
1990 0.9928 kg CO2eq/kg -5.2%
1991 0.9744 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
1992 0.9406 kg CO2eq/kg -3.5%
1993 0.9802 kg CO2eq/kg +4.2%
1994 0.9566 kg CO2eq/kg -2.4%
1995 0.9336 kg CO2eq/kg -2.4%
1996 0.9612 kg CO2eq/kg +3.0%
1997 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg +12.9%
1998 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
1999 0.9278 kg CO2eq/kg -12.8%
2000 0.8552 kg CO2eq/kg -7.8%
2001 0.8891 kg CO2eq/kg +4.0%
2002 1 kg CO2eq/kg +12.8%
2003 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg +3.6%
2004 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg -1.1%
2005 0.9334 kg CO2eq/kg -9.2%
2006 0.9249 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
2007 0.921 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
2008 0.9213 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
2009 0.8962 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
2010 0.8898 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
2011 1.33 kg CO2eq/kg +49.1%
2012 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg +5.6%
2013 1.11 kg CO2eq/kg -20.7%
2014 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg +12.4%
2015 1.2 kg CO2eq/kg -3.7%
2016 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg -11.0%
2017 1 kg CO2eq/kg -6.2%
2018 0.9107 kg CO2eq/kg -9.4%
2019 0.8308 kg CO2eq/kg -8.8%
2020 0.7691 kg CO2eq/kg -7.4%
2021 0.7483 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
2022 0.6252 kg CO2eq/kg -16.5%
2023 0.6334 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.76 kg CO2eq/kg 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg 1.78 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 1.61 kg CO2eq/kg 1.41 kg CO2eq/kg 1.83 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9033 kg CO2eq/kg 1.51 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.9816 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9278 kg CO2eq/kg 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.9412 kg CO2eq/kg 0.8552 kg CO2eq/kg 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 1.1 kg CO2eq/kg 0.8308 kg CO2eq/kg 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.694 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6252 kg CO2eq/kg 0.7691 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 94 Honduras 0.6783 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 95 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.6664 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 96 Puerto Rico 0.6536 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 98 Martinique 0.622 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 99 Jordan 0.6077 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 100 Costa Rica 0.5939 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Saudi Arabia?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Saudi Arabia was 0.6334 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 Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 1.83 kg CO2eq/kg in 1974.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6252 kg CO2eq/kg in 2022.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Saudi Arabia ranks 97th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.