Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 26.14 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Australia and New Zealand is 26.14 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 73.38 kg CO2eq/kg in 1965 and was at its lowest, 26.14 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2023.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 113th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 67.65 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 67.66 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 68.54 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 69.82 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 73.38 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 69.53 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 70.76 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 65.11 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.0% |
| 1969 | 66.53 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 64.27 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 59.63 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 51.14 kg CO2eq/kg | -14.2% |
| 1973 | 54.21 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 72.89 kg CO2eq/kg | +34.5% |
| 1975 | 71.13 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 65.18 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 64.97 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 66.7 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 68.79 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 64.61 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 59.31 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 64.25 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 58.78 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 64.53 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 61.19 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 62.68 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 62.47 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 63.21 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 67.39 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 68.95 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 64.61 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 56.41 kg CO2eq/kg | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 58.69 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 54.37 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 51.62 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 54.47 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 52.64 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 48.65 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 50.06 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 46.18 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 41.06 kg CO2eq/kg | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 43.87 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 42.43 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 45.61 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 43.73 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 39.25 kg CO2eq/kg | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 34.41 kg CO2eq/kg | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 30.89 kg CO2eq/kg | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 32.07 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 34.2 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 37.64 kg CO2eq/kg | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 36.68 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 32.6 kg CO2eq/kg | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 29.66 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 28.96 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 27.89 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 31.11 kg CO2eq/kg | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 28.27 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 27.44 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 28.04 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 29.69 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 29.09 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 26.14 kg CO2eq/kg | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.78 kg CO2eq/kg | 65.11 kg CO2eq/kg | 73.38 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 63.89 kg CO2eq/kg | 51.14 kg CO2eq/kg | 72.89 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.84 kg CO2eq/kg | 58.78 kg CO2eq/kg | 67.39 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.05 kg CO2eq/kg | 48.65 kg CO2eq/kg | 68.95 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.95 kg CO2eq/kg | 30.89 kg CO2eq/kg | 46.18 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.45 kg CO2eq/kg | 27.44 kg CO2eq/kg | 37.64 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.24 kg CO2eq/kg | 26.14 kg CO2eq/kg | 29.69 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Australia and New Zealand?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Australia and New Zealand was 26.14 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 73.38 kg CO2eq/kg in 1965.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.14 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 113th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.