Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Western Africa
Western Africa: Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 81.04 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Western Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
In 2023, meat of goat, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Western Africa stood at 81.04 kg CO2eq/kg. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of goat, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Western Africa peaked at 81.04 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.17 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2010.
That places Western Africa 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52.94 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 53.71 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 53.7 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 54.39 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 55.32 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 53.97 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 52.58 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 52.44 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 51.67 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 51.46 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 52.81 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 56.5 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 60.07 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 58.4 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 56.43 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 55.29 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 52.22 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 49.76 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 49.51 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 49.01 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 48.66 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 48.67 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 49.4 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 51.02 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 53.12 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 51.74 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 51.97 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 51.07 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 50.16 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 51.22 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 50.93 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 50.78 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 50.73 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 50.54 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 50.06 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 50.33 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 50.58 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 50.88 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 51.03 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 53.06 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 52.43 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 53.62 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 53.57 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 53.46 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 53.85 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 53.52 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 53.93 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 53.97 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 54.1 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 40.17 kg CO2eq/kg | -25.8% |
| 2011 | 55.48 kg CO2eq/kg | +38.1% |
| 2012 | 67.78 kg CO2eq/kg | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 72.65 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 74.86 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 73.34 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 75.83 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 75.72 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.79 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 72.58 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 77.82 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 78.84 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 78.09 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 81.04 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.41 kg CO2eq/kg | 51.67 kg CO2eq/kg | 55.32 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.24 kg CO2eq/kg | 49.51 kg CO2eq/kg | 60.07 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.48 kg CO2eq/kg | 48.66 kg CO2eq/kg | 53.12 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.71 kg CO2eq/kg | 50.06 kg CO2eq/kg | 51.22 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.55 kg CO2eq/kg | 52.43 kg CO2eq/kg | 54.1 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.32 kg CO2eq/kg | 40.17 kg CO2eq/kg | 75.83 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.95 kg CO2eq/kg | 77.82 kg CO2eq/kg | 81.04 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 4,627 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 2 Colombia 781.47 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 3 Lesotho 658.46 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 4 Fiji 419.48 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 5 New Caledonia 305.38 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 6 French Guiana 290.8 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 66.75 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 7 Togo 277.78 kg CO2eq/kg compare
More climate change data for Western Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 227,102 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 79,704 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 147,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 300.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5,264 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 41,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,712 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 55.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 964.89 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of goat, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Western Africa?
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Western Africa was 81.04 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of goat, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 81.04 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat of goat, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.17 kg CO2eq/kg in 2010.
- How does Western Africa rank for meat of goat, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
- Western Africa ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is meat of goat, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.