Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) in Central America

Central America: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,044 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,044 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
24th
of 29 groups
All-time high
2,052 kt
in 2017
All-time low
1,329 kt
in 1986
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) in Central America, 1961–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Central America stood at 2,044 kt.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Central America peaked at 2,052 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,329 kt, in 1986.

Central America ranks 24th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Central America, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 1,408 kt
1962 1,463 kt +3.9%
1963 1,386 kt -5.3%
1964 1,408 kt +1.6%
1965 1,480 kt +5.1%
1966 1,488 kt +0.5%
1967 1,579 kt +6.2%
1968 1,553 kt -1.7%
1969 1,564 kt +0.7%
1970 1,441 kt -7.9%
1971 1,438 kt -0.2%
1972 1,502 kt +4.4%
1973 1,504 kt +0.2%
1974 1,491 kt -0.9%
1975 1,482 kt -0.7%
1976 1,479 kt -0.2%
1977 1,490 kt +0.7%
1978 1,497 kt +0.5%
1979 1,511 kt +0.9%
1980 1,496 kt -1.0%
1981 1,484 kt -0.8%
1982 1,505 kt +1.4%
1983 1,430 kt -5.0%
1984 1,398 kt -2.2%
1985 1,468 kt +5.0%
1986 1,329 kt -9.5%
1987 1,367 kt +2.9%
1988 1,337 kt -2.2%
1989 1,358 kt +1.5%
1990 1,356 kt -0.1%
1991 1,406 kt +3.7%
1992 1,415 kt +0.6%
1993 1,470 kt +3.9%
1994 1,503 kt +2.2%
1995 1,452 kt -3.4%
1996 1,455 kt +0.2%
1997 1,458 kt +0.2%
1998 1,341 kt -8.0%
1999 1,357 kt +1.1%
2000 1,359 kt +0.2%
2001 1,456 kt +7.1%
2002 1,494 kt +2.6%
2003 1,561 kt +4.5%
2004 1,618 kt +3.6%
2005 1,665 kt +2.9%
2006 1,695 kt +1.8%
2007 1,737 kt +2.5%
2008 1,798 kt +3.5%
2009 1,855 kt +3.2%
2010 1,875 kt +1.1%
2011 1,900 kt +1.3%
2012 1,942 kt +2.2%
2013 1,963 kt +1.1%
2014 1,980 kt +0.9%
2015 2,010 kt +1.5%
2016 2,028 kt +0.9%
2017 2,052 kt +1.2%
2018 2,005 kt -2.3%
2019 2,011 kt +0.3%
2020 2,017 kt +0.3%
2021 2,027 kt +0.5%
2022 2,036 kt +0.5%
2023 2,044 kt +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,481 kt 1,386 kt 1,579 kt 9
1970s 1,484 kt 1,438 kt 1,511 kt 10
1980s 1,417 kt 1,329 kt 1,505 kt 10
1990s 1,421 kt 1,341 kt 1,503 kt 10
2000s 1,624 kt 1,359 kt 1,855 kt 10
2010s 1,976 kt 1,875 kt 2,052 kt 10
2020s 2,031 kt 2,017 kt 2,044 kt 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 21 Morocco 4,258 kt compare
  2. 22 Sudan 3,826 kt compare
  3. 23 Spain 3,745 kt compare
  4. 24 Kazakhstan 3,697 kt compare
  5. 25 Saudi Arabia 3,461 kt compare
  6. 26 Turkmenistan 3,079 kt compare
  7. 27 Algeria 2,728 kt compare

See the full ranking of 224 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Central America?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Central America was 2,044 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 2,052 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 1,329 kt in 1986.
How does Central America rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq)?
Central America ranks 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 12,747 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.