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

Spain: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 0.3393 kg CO2eq/kg in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.3393 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
145th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.4996 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1996
All-time low
0.018 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1970
Years of data
58
1961–2020

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

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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 Spain is 0.3393 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Spain peaked at 0.4996 kg CO2eq/kg in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.018 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1970.

That places Spain 145th out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Spain, 1961 to 2020.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 0.0802 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 0.0749 kg CO2eq/kg -6.6%
1963 0.0338 kg CO2eq/kg -54.9%
1964 0.0393 kg CO2eq/kg +16.3%
1965 0.0404 kg CO2eq/kg +2.8%
1966 0.0272 kg CO2eq/kg -32.7%
1967 0.048 kg CO2eq/kg +76.5%
1968 0.0714 kg CO2eq/kg +48.8%
1969 0.0724 kg CO2eq/kg +1.4%
1970 0.018 kg CO2eq/kg -75.1%
1971 0.1946 kg CO2eq/kg +981.1%
1972 0.2106 kg CO2eq/kg +8.2%
1973 0.3188 kg CO2eq/kg +51.4%
1974 0.3048 kg CO2eq/kg -4.4%
1975 0.278 kg CO2eq/kg -8.8%
1976 0.2965 kg CO2eq/kg +6.7%
1977 0.2984 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
1978 0.2775 kg CO2eq/kg -7.0%
1979 0.2695 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
1980 0.2565 kg CO2eq/kg -4.8%
1981 0.2823 kg CO2eq/kg +10.1%
1982 0.2625 kg CO2eq/kg -7.0%
1983 0.2553 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
1984 0.2664 kg CO2eq/kg +4.3%
1985 0.2666 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
1986 0.2421 kg CO2eq/kg -9.2%
1987 0.2525 kg CO2eq/kg +4.3%
1988 0.2624 kg CO2eq/kg +3.9%
1989 0.2739 kg CO2eq/kg +4.4%
1990 0.258 kg CO2eq/kg -5.8%
1991 0.4232 kg CO2eq/kg +64.0%
1992 0.4235 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
1993 0.4796 kg CO2eq/kg +13.2%
1994 0.4717 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
1995 0.4484 kg CO2eq/kg -4.9%
1996 0.4996 kg CO2eq/kg +11.4%
1997 0.4905 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
1998 0.4312 kg CO2eq/kg -12.1%
1999 0.4514 kg CO2eq/kg +4.7%
2000 0.4503 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
2001 0.4312 kg CO2eq/kg -4.2%
2002 0.3755 kg CO2eq/kg -12.9%
2003 0.3681 kg CO2eq/kg -2.0%
2004 0.3896 kg CO2eq/kg +5.8%
2005 0.3937 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
2006 0.4014 kg CO2eq/kg +2.0%
2007 0.3807 kg CO2eq/kg -5.2%
2008 0.4016 kg CO2eq/kg +5.5%
2009 0.3819 kg CO2eq/kg -4.9%
2010 0.3968 kg CO2eq/kg +3.9%
2011 0.3719 kg CO2eq/kg -6.3%
2012 0.398 kg CO2eq/kg +7.0%
2013 0.4287 kg CO2eq/kg +7.7%
2014 0.3934 kg CO2eq/kg -8.2%
2015 0.3949 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
2016 0.3517 kg CO2eq/kg -10.9%
2017 0.3669 kg CO2eq/kg +4.3%
2020 0.3393 kg CO2eq/kg -7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0542 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0272 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0802 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 0.2467 kg CO2eq/kg 0.018 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3188 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 0.2621 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2421 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2823 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.4377 kg CO2eq/kg 0.258 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4996 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.3974 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3681 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4503 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.3878 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3517 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4287 kg CO2eq/kg 8
2020s 0.3393 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3393 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3393 kg CO2eq/kg 1

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 142 Grenada 0.347 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 143 Peru 0.3461 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 144 Germany 0.3397 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 146 Brazil 0.3342 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 147 New Zealand 0.3241 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 148 Canada 0.3238 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Spain?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Spain was 0.3393 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.4996 kg CO2eq/kg in 1996.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.018 kg CO2eq/kg in 1970.
How does Spain rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Spain ranks 145th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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.