Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) was 57,246 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
57,246 kt
Change on year
up 4.3%
Rank
4th
of 29 groups
All-time high
57,246 kt
in 2023
All-time low
15,484 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 57,246 kt for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 57,246 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15,484 kt, in 1961.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 4th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 15,484 kt
1962 15,726 kt +1.6%
1963 15,938 kt +1.3%
1964 16,394 kt +2.9%
1965 16,912 kt +3.2%
1966 17,788 kt +5.2%
1967 18,135 kt +1.9%
1968 18,646 kt +2.8%
1969 18,622 kt -0.1%
1970 18,890 kt +1.4%
1971 19,179 kt +1.5%
1972 17,292 kt -9.8%
1973 17,928 kt +3.7%
1974 18,040 kt +0.6%
1975 18,645 kt +3.4%
1976 18,753 kt +0.6%
1977 19,337 kt +3.1%
1978 19,450 kt +0.6%
1979 19,505 kt +0.3%
1980 19,654 kt +0.8%
1981 20,104 kt +2.3%
1982 20,526 kt +2.1%
1983 20,066 kt -2.2%
1984 19,765 kt -1.5%
1985 19,809 kt +0.2%
1986 19,493 kt -1.6%
1987 20,097 kt +3.1%
1988 21,141 kt +5.2%
1989 21,706 kt +2.7%
1990 21,042 kt -3.1%
1991 20,296 kt -3.5%
1992 24,794 kt +22.2%
1993 22,666 kt -8.6%
1994 23,116 kt +2.0%
1995 23,352 kt +1.0%
1996 23,607 kt +1.1%
1997 24,036 kt +1.8%
1998 25,424 kt +5.8%
1999 26,412 kt +3.9%
2000 26,476 kt +0.2%
2001 26,929 kt +1.7%
2002 27,721 kt +2.9%
2003 28,534 kt +2.9%
2004 30,376 kt +6.5%
2005 31,654 kt +4.2%
2006 32,174 kt +1.6%
2007 34,025 kt +5.8%
2008 35,349 kt +3.9%
2009 36,695 kt +3.8%
2010 33,294 kt -9.3%
2011 34,253 kt +2.9%
2012 38,051 kt +11.1%
2013 41,937 kt +10.2%
2014 43,945 kt +4.8%
2015 44,462 kt +1.2%
2016 46,074 kt +3.6%
2017 47,398 kt +2.9%
2018 48,527 kt +2.4%
2019 52,016 kt +7.2%
2020 54,231 kt +4.3%
2021 54,772 kt +1.0%
2022 54,892 kt +0.2%
2023 57,246 kt +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17,072 kt 15,484 kt 18,646 kt 9
1970s 18,702 kt 17,292 kt 19,505 kt 10
1980s 20,236 kt 19,493 kt 21,706 kt 10
1990s 23,475 kt 20,296 kt 26,412 kt 10
2000s 30,993 kt 26,476 kt 36,695 kt 10
2010s 42,996 kt 33,294 kt 52,016 kt 10
2020s 55,285 kt 54,231 kt 57,246 kt 4

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  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. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 8,728 kt compare
  6. 5 Australia 25,275 kt compare
  7. 5 Türkiye 4,629 kt compare
  8. 6 India 17,004 kt compare
  9. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 2,031 kt compare
  10. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,351 kt compare
  11. 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 57,246 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 57,246 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 15,484 kt in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq)?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.