Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 0.2146 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2146 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
173rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.7312 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1961
All-time low
0.2146 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2023

0.20.40.60.8196119922023

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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 0.2146 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.7312 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2146 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2023.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 173rd of 192 countries on this measure, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 0.7312 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 0.6722 kg CO2eq/kg -8.1%
1963 0.6925 kg CO2eq/kg +3.0%
1964 0.6868 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
1965 0.652 kg CO2eq/kg -5.1%
1966 0.61 kg CO2eq/kg -6.4%
1967 0.5927 kg CO2eq/kg -2.8%
1968 0.5291 kg CO2eq/kg -10.7%
1969 0.5008 kg CO2eq/kg -5.3%
1970 0.5496 kg CO2eq/kg +9.7%
1971 0.5259 kg CO2eq/kg -4.3%
1972 0.4743 kg CO2eq/kg -9.8%
1973 0.4881 kg CO2eq/kg +2.9%
1974 0.5019 kg CO2eq/kg +2.8%
1975 0.4935 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
1976 0.4746 kg CO2eq/kg -3.8%
1977 0.39 kg CO2eq/kg -17.8%
1978 0.357 kg CO2eq/kg -8.5%
1979 0.3759 kg CO2eq/kg +5.3%
1980 0.3581 kg CO2eq/kg -4.7%
1981 0.3372 kg CO2eq/kg -5.8%
1982 0.336 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
1983 0.3581 kg CO2eq/kg +6.6%
1984 0.2728 kg CO2eq/kg -23.8%
1985 0.2524 kg CO2eq/kg -7.5%
1986 0.2483 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
1987 0.2951 kg CO2eq/kg +18.8%
1988 0.2906 kg CO2eq/kg -1.5%
1989 0.3155 kg CO2eq/kg +8.6%
1990 0.3226 kg CO2eq/kg +2.3%
1991 0.3133 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
1992 0.2318 kg CO2eq/kg -26.0%
1993 0.25 kg CO2eq/kg +7.9%
1994 0.2217 kg CO2eq/kg -11.3%
1995 0.2251 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%
1996 0.2173 kg CO2eq/kg -3.5%
1997 0.2801 kg CO2eq/kg +28.9%
1998 0.2544 kg CO2eq/kg -9.2%
1999 0.264 kg CO2eq/kg +3.8%
2000 0.3028 kg CO2eq/kg +14.7%
2001 0.3102 kg CO2eq/kg +2.4%
2002 0.2877 kg CO2eq/kg -7.3%
2003 0.3139 kg CO2eq/kg +9.1%
2004 0.3173 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
2005 0.291 kg CO2eq/kg -8.3%
2006 0.2989 kg CO2eq/kg +2.7%
2007 0.3009 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
2008 0.3037 kg CO2eq/kg +0.9%
2009 0.3196 kg CO2eq/kg +5.2%
2010 0.2653 kg CO2eq/kg -17.0%
2011 0.2634 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
2012 0.2584 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
2013 0.2532 kg CO2eq/kg -2.0%
2014 0.2703 kg CO2eq/kg +6.8%
2015 0.2392 kg CO2eq/kg -11.5%
2016 0.2328 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
2017 0.2453 kg CO2eq/kg +5.4%
2018 0.2394 kg CO2eq/kg -2.4%
2019 0.2396 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
2020 0.2244 kg CO2eq/kg -6.3%
2021 0.2302 kg CO2eq/kg +2.6%
2022 0.2209 kg CO2eq/kg -4.0%
2023 0.2146 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.6297 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5008 kg CO2eq/kg 0.7312 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 0.4631 kg CO2eq/kg 0.357 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5496 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 0.3064 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2483 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3581 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.258 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2173 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3226 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.3046 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2877 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3196 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.2507 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2328 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2703 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.2225 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2146 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2302 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 170 Australia 0.2236 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 171 Estonia 0.2234 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 172 Poland 0.2215 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 174 Russian Federation 0.2095 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 175 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.2054 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 176 Chile 0.201 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.2146 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.7312 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2146 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 173rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.