Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
What the numbers show
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity, annual growth rate is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 462.35 % change on previous year in Qatar; the lowest is -61.02 % change on previous year in Fiji.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.392 % change on previous year, and the mean is 2.23 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 83 countries rose and 97 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 470,142.0%), and the largest decrease in Burkina Faso (down 32,441.8%).
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity, annual growth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 462.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,437.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Cyprus | 161.84 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 978.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Mali | 70.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 52.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 251.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Yemen | 48.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 483.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Antigua and Barbuda | 47.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 408.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Jordan | 46.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Grenada | 43.47 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 541.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Mozambique | 34.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,431.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Jamaica | 32.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,248.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Namibia | 30.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 237.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Greece | 27.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 13 | South Sudan | 23.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 477.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Yugoslav SFR | 21.41 % change on previous year | 1991 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Portugal | 17.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 995.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Italy | 16.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Denmark | 16.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 218.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Serbia and Montenegro | 15.22 % change on previous year | 2005 | up 575.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Mauritius | 14.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Egypt | 13.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,385.8% | volatile |
| 21 | North Macedonia | 12.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 22 | France | 12.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,708.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Montenegro | 10.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 173.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Romania | 10.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Finland | 9.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 808.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 8.96 % change on previous year | 1990 | up 619.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Germany | 7.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Spain | 7.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 922.2% | volatile |
| 30 | South Africa | 6.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 154.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Colombia | 5.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Tunisia | 5.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 517.1% | volatile |
| 33 | USSR | 5.11 % change on previous year | 1991 | up 909.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Cuba | 4.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 136.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Caribbean | 4.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 454.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Uruguay | 3.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 112.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Uganda | 3.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Niger | 3.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Suriname | 3.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 172.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Réunion | 2.52 % change on previous year | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Indonesia | 2.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Russian Federation | 2.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Timor-Leste | 2.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 283.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Nicaragua | 2.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 466.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Nigeria | 2.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 128.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Norway | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 350.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 2.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Malawi | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 110.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Libya | 1.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Belgium | 1.29 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Mongolia | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 106.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Senegal | 1.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Ethiopia PDR | 0.9931 % change on previous year | 1992 | up 140.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Ghana | 0.9702 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 470,142.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Burundi | 0.8959 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 101.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Palestine | 0.8595 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Japan | 0.7424 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 89.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Guatemala | 0.5338 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 486.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Madagascar | 0.5231 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.4686 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Slovakia | 0.4426 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.408 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 179.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.3844 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Honduras | 0.3174 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Paraguay | 0.3029 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Puerto Rico | 0.3004 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Angola | 0.2588 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 165.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Oman | 0.2001 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Peru | 0.1839 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Ethiopia | 0.1667 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Iceland | 0.1546 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 108.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.1126 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Chad | 0.0563 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Cabo Verde | 0.0376 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Central African Republic | 0.013 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Philippines | 0.0086 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Bangladesh | 0.0057 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 78 | French Polynesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Polynesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 78 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Iraq | -0.0025 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 99.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Pakistan | -0.0183 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 106.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Bahrain | -0.0208 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 99.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Zimbabwe | -0.0268 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Zambia | -0.0384 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 102.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Equatorial Guinea | -0.0384 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Canada | -0.0612 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 97.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Faroe Islands | -0.0686 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 98.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.0932 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 107.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Djibouti | -0.1056 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 165.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Turkmenistan | -0.1448 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 111.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Guyana | -0.1515 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Gabon | -0.1643 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 109.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Burkina Faso | -0.1663 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 32,441.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Congo | -0.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 112.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Rwanda | -0.389 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | -0.392 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Myanmar | -0.4344 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 103.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Eritrea | -0.4376 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 139.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Eswatini | -0.4505 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 8,799.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Sudan (former) | -0.4585 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 126.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Sudan | -0.4585 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 77.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Gambia | -0.4591 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 74.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Mauritania | -0.5221 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 118.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Dominican Republic | -0.5238 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Thailand | -0.5249 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 99.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | -0.5727 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 108 | El Salvador | -0.582 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Algeria | -0.6634 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 131.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | -0.7411 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 120.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Bahamas | -0.7583 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Czechia | -0.7743 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Georgia | -0.8485 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 114.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Somalia | -0.9356 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Uzbekistan | -0.9878 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Republic of Korea | -1.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Costa Rica | -1.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Saint Lucia | -1.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 501.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Haiti | -1.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 419.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Afghanistan | -1.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Belize | -1.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Sweden | -1.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Brazil | -1.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 172.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Ecuador | -1.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 147.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Lebanon | -1.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Mexico | -1.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 339.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Comoros | -1.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 279.3% | volatile |
| 128 | United Arab Emirates | -1.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 102.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Kazakhstan | -1.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Tajikistan | -1.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Hungary | -1.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 104.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Dominica | -1.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 402.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Switzerland | -1.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 178.1% | volatile |
| 134 | China | -1.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 133.2% | volatile |
| 134 | China, mainland | -1.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 133.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Guinea | -1.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 435.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Liberia | -1.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 424.2% | volatile |
| 138 | United Republic of Tanzania | -2.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 141.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Cameroon | -2.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 140 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -2.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Lithuania | -2.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 115.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Papua New Guinea | -3.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 186.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Brunei Darussalam | -3.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 233.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Kuwait | -3.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 126.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Belarus | -3.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Syrian Arab Republic | -4.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 188.9% | volatile |
| 147 | New Zealand | -4.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Nepal | -4.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,050.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Benin | -4.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 996.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Belgium-Luxembourg | -5.85 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | -5.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 190.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Slovenia | -6.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 338.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Morocco | -6.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 124.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Israel | -6.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Austria | -6.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Serbia | -6.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Armenia | -7.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 242.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Azerbaijan | -7.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4,534.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Martinique | -7.95 % change on previous year | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Poland | -8.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Ireland | -8.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Bulgaria | -9.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 128.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Latvia | -9.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 269.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Luxembourg | -9.28 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 165 | India | -9.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Chile | -9.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3,340.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Barbados | -9.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 293.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Australia and New Zealand | -10.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Malaysia | -11.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Argentina | -11.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 454.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -12.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Estonia | -12.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 577.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Czechoslovakia | -14.15 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Australia | -14.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Ukraine | -16.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 536.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Malta | -16.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Kenya | -16.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,329.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Republic of Moldova | -18.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 193.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -18.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 395.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Bhutan | -20.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Trinidad and Tobago | -20.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 106.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Croatia | -22.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Albania | -24.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 623.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Türkiye | -26.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,191.5% | volatile |
| 185 | French Guiana | -30.86 % change on previous year | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Saudi Arabia | -34.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,191.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Lesotho | -38.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 191.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Togo | -41.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 189 | New Caledonia | -43.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 190 | Guadeloupe | -52.78 % change on previous year | 2006 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Melanesia | -57.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 691.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Botswana | -58.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3,016.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Fiji | -61.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 286.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Europe 7.79 % change on previous year
- Western Europe 4.55 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) 4.55 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa 3.48 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.04 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe 2.99 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2.87 % change on previous year
- Europe 1.76 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia 1.75 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.26 % change on previous year
- Africa 1.15 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.9244 % change on previous year
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 0.8735 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 0.8642 % change on previous year
- United States of America 0.1314 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa -0.0759 % change on previous year
- Northern America -0.2036 % change on previous year
- Central Asia -1.01 % change on previous year
- Central America -1.33 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa -1.34 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa -1.65 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia -1.95 % change on previous year
- Americas -2.06 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe -2.98 % change on previous year
- South America -3.14 % change on previous year
- World -3.38 % change on previous year
- Asia -5.57 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia -7.11 % change on previous year
- Oceania -10.18 % change on previous year
- Western Asia -16.01 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.