Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) was 8,728 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8,728 kt
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
4th
of 16 countries
All-time high
9,436 kt
in 2022
All-time low
3,051 kt
in 1973
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2023

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded 8,728 kt for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 9,436 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,051 kt, in 1973.

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

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 3,492 kt
1962 3,370 kt -3.5%
1963 3,236 kt -4.0%
1964 3,291 kt +1.7%
1965 3,291 kt +0.0%
1966 3,180 kt -3.4%
1967 3,342 kt +5.1%
1968 3,415 kt +2.2%
1969 3,291 kt -3.6%
1970 3,236 kt -1.7%
1971 3,181 kt -1.7%
1972 3,126 kt -1.7%
1973 3,051 kt -2.4%
1974 3,156 kt +3.4%
1975 3,081 kt -2.4%
1976 3,291 kt +6.8%
1977 3,496 kt +6.2%
1978 3,944 kt +12.8%
1979 3,863 kt -2.0%
1980 3,784 kt -2.0%
1981 3,784 kt +0.0%
1982 3,770 kt -0.4%
1983 4,028 kt +6.9%
1984 4,335 kt +7.6%
1985 4,739 kt +9.3%
1986 5,245 kt +10.7%
1987 5,217 kt -0.5%
1988 5,382 kt +3.2%
1989 5,924 kt +10.1%
1990 5,868 kt -0.9%
1991 5,881 kt +0.2%
1992 6,937 kt +17.9%
1993 6,954 kt +0.2%
1994 7,079 kt +1.8%
1995 7,215 kt +1.9%
1996 7,118 kt -1.4%
1997 7,485 kt +5.2%
1998 7,623 kt +1.8%
1999 7,810 kt +2.5%
2000 7,766 kt -0.6%
2001 7,730 kt -0.5%
2002 7,481 kt -3.2%
2003 8,584 kt +14.7%
2004 8,143 kt -5.1%
2005 7,739 kt -5.0%
2006 8,243 kt +6.5%
2007 8,418 kt +2.1%
2008 8,425 kt +0.1%
2009 7,927 kt -5.9%
2010 7,074 kt -10.8%
2011 7,189 kt +1.6%
2012 7,119 kt -1.0%
2013 6,980 kt -1.9%
2014 3,932 kt -43.7%
2015 6,617 kt +68.3%
2016 6,463 kt -2.3%
2017 5,872 kt -9.1%
2018 5,868 kt -0.1%
2019 6,069 kt +3.4%
2020 7,726 kt +27.3%
2021 9,022 kt +16.8%
2022 9,436 kt +4.6%
2023 8,728 kt -7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,323 kt 3,180 kt 3,492 kt 9
1970s 3,343 kt 3,051 kt 3,944 kt 10
1980s 4,621 kt 3,770 kt 5,924 kt 10
1990s 6,997 kt 5,868 kt 7,810 kt 10
2000s 8,046 kt 7,481 kt 8,584 kt 10
2010s 6,318 kt 3,932 kt 7,189 kt 10
2020s 8,728 kt 7,726 kt 9,436 kt 4

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 1 USSR 43,732 kt compare
  2. 2 Australia and New Zealand 33,753 kt compare
  3. 3 China 32,996 kt compare
  4. 4 China, mainland 32,996 kt compare
  5. 5 Australia 25,275 kt compare
  6. 5 Türkiye 4,629 kt compare
  7. 6 India 17,004 kt compare
  8. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 2,031 kt compare
  9. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,351 kt compare
  10. 7 Nigeria 11,216 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 Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 8,728 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 Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 9,436 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 3,051 kt in 1973.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq)?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 4th out of 16 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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
Last refreshed

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.