Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Ireland

Ireland: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0002 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0002 kt per person
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
10th
of 159 countries
All-time high
0.0006 kt per person
in 2000
All-time low
0.0002 kt per person
in 1981
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Ireland, 1961–2023

0000.0010.001196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

In 2023, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Ireland stood at 0.0002 kt per person.

That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.0006 kt per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kt per person, in 1981.

That places Ireland 10th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Ireland, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0.0004 kt per person —
1962 0.0004 kt per person +8.2%
1963 0.0004 kt per person -1.8%
1964 0.0004 kt per person +1.1%
1965 0.0004 kt per person +1.7%
1966 0.0004 kt per person -0.2%
1967 0.0003 kt per person -12.1%
1968 0.0003 kt per person -2.7%
1969 0.0003 kt per person -5.2%
1970 0.0003 kt per person -3.0%
1971 0.0003 kt per person +0.5%
1972 0.0003 kt per person -0.6%
1973 0.0003 kt per person -2.5%
1974 0.0003 kt per person -1.3%
1975 0.0003 kt per person -6.2%
1976 0.0003 kt per person -3.6%
1977 0.0003 kt per person -4.0%
1978 0.0002 kt per person -3.5%
1979 0.0002 kt per person -5.6%
1980 0.0002 kt per person -3.5%
1981 0.0002 kt per person -1.8%
1982 0.0002 kt per person +3.5%
1983 0.0002 kt per person +5.8%
1984 0.0003 kt per person +7.2%
1985 0.0003 kt per person +9.4%
1986 0.0003 kt per person +7.2%
1987 0.0003 kt per person +11.1%
1988 0.0004 kt per person +17.6%
1989 0.0005 kt per person +16.5%
1990 0.0005 kt per person +14.4%
1991 0.0005 kt per person +2.0%
1992 0.0005 kt per person +1.3%
1993 0.0006 kt per person +1.6%
1994 0.0005 kt per person -2.7%
1995 0.0005 kt per person -4.3%
1996 0.0005 kt per person -4.2%
1997 0.0005 kt per person -4.6%
1998 0.0005 kt per person +3.3%
1999 0.0005 kt per person -1.4%
2000 0.0006 kt per person +34.1%
2001 0.0006 kt per person -4.5%
2002 0.0006 kt per person -3.3%
2003 0.0006 kt per person -6.5%
2004 0.0005 kt per person -2.8%
2005 0.0005 kt per person -7.7%
2006 0.0005 kt per person -9.0%
2007 0.0004 kt per person -10.2%
2008 0.0004 kt per person -10.2%
2009 0.0003 kt per person -6.6%
2010 0.0003 kt per person -1.2%
2011 0.0003 kt per person +1.3%
2012 0.0004 kt per person +6.6%
2013 0.0004 kt per person -3.7%
2014 0.0004 kt per person +1.1%
2015 0.0004 kt per person -0.1%
2016 0.0004 kt per person -0.5%
2017 0.0003 kt per person -1.0%
2018 0.0003 kt per person -28.0%
2019 0.0002 kt per person -1.3%
2020 0.0002 kt per person +0.5%
2021 0.0003 kt per person +1.5%
2022 0.0002 kt per person -1.3%
2023 0.0002 kt per person -8.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Ireland 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
2000 +34.1% 0.0005 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person
2018 -28.0% 0.0003 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0004 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 9
1970s 0.0003 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 10
1980s 0.0003 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 10
1990s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person 10
2000s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person 10
2010s 0.0003 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 10
2020s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 7 Mauritania 0.0004 kt per person compare
  2. 8 Uruguay 0.0004 kt per person compare
  3. 9 Iceland 0.0003 kt per person compare
  4. 11 Kazakhstan 0.0002 kt per person compare
  5. 12 Kyrgyzstan 0.0002 kt per person compare
  6. 13 Namibia 0.0002 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 160 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Ireland?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Ireland was 0.0002 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0006 kt per person in 2000.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per person in 1981.
How does Ireland rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Ireland ranks 10th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
160 places, 9,116 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.