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

United States of America: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 0.1939 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1939 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
28th
of 29 groups
All-time high
0.6196 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1962
All-time low
0.1889 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 0.1939 kg CO2eq/kg for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in United States of America peaked at 0.6196 kg CO2eq/kg in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1889 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2019.

That places United States of America 28th 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 United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in United States of America, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 0.5879 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 0.6196 kg CO2eq/kg +5.4%
1963 0.5948 kg CO2eq/kg -4.0%
1964 0.5895 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
1965 0.5985 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%
1966 0.5658 kg CO2eq/kg -5.5%
1967 0.5726 kg CO2eq/kg +1.2%
1968 0.5789 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
1969 0.5699 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
1970 0.5343 kg CO2eq/kg -6.2%
1971 0.5348 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
1972 0.5277 kg CO2eq/kg -1.3%
1973 0.5279 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1974 0.5303 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%
1975 0.5252 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
1976 0.5023 kg CO2eq/kg -4.4%
1977 0.5101 kg CO2eq/kg +1.6%
1978 0.5109 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
1979 0.4974 kg CO2eq/kg -2.6%
1980 0.4801 kg CO2eq/kg -3.5%
1981 0.4665 kg CO2eq/kg -2.8%
1982 0.4599 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
1983 0.4517 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
1984 0.4448 kg CO2eq/kg -1.5%
1985 0.441 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
1986 0.4341 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
1987 0.4299 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
1988 0.4248 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
1989 0.4188 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
1990 0.4131 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
1991 0.2748 kg CO2eq/kg -33.5%
1992 0.2718 kg CO2eq/kg -1.1%
1993 0.2725 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1994 0.2685 kg CO2eq/kg -1.5%
1995 0.2702 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
1996 0.2684 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
1997 0.2652 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
1998 0.2646 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
1999 0.2541 kg CO2eq/kg -4.0%
2000 0.2522 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
2001 0.2485 kg CO2eq/kg -1.5%
2002 0.2479 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
2003 0.2408 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
2004 0.2399 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
2005 0.2351 kg CO2eq/kg -2.0%
2006 0.2331 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
2007 0.2308 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
2008 0.2307 kg CO2eq/kg -0.0%
2009 0.2244 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
2010 0.2178 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
2011 0.2158 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
2012 0.211 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
2013 0.207 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
2014 0.2016 kg CO2eq/kg -2.6%
2015 0.2009 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
2016 0.1978 kg CO2eq/kg -1.5%
2017 0.1948 kg CO2eq/kg -1.5%
2018 0.1917 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
2019 0.1889 kg CO2eq/kg -1.5%
2020 0.2054 kg CO2eq/kg +8.7%
2021 0.1984 kg CO2eq/kg -3.4%
2022 0.196 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
2023 0.1939 kg CO2eq/kg -1.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in United States of 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 -33.5% 0.4131 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2748 kg CO2eq/kg

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.5864 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5658 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6196 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 0.5201 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4974 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5348 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 0.4452 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4188 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4801 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.2823 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2541 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4131 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.2383 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2244 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2522 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.2027 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1889 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2178 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.1984 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1939 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2054 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 25 Ethiopia 2.81 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 26 Indonesia 2.76 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 27 Gabon 2.64 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 28 Brunei Darussalam 2.56 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 29 Senegal 2.52 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 30 Mauritania 2.51 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  7. 31 Eswatini 2.49 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in United States of America?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in United States of America was 0.1939 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 States of America?
The highest recorded value was 0.6196 kg CO2eq/kg in 1962.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1889 kg CO2eq/kg in 2019.
How does United States of America rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
United States of America ranks 28th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of 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.