Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Caribbean

Caribbean: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 28.93 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
28.93 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 4.1%
Rank
14th
of 29 groups
All-time high
136.68 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1992
All-time low
22.9 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Caribbean, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

Caribbean recorded 28.93 kg CO2eq/kg for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in 2023.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Caribbean peaked at 136.68 kg CO2eq/kg in 1992 and was at its lowest, 22.9 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2021.

Caribbean ranks 14th of 29 groups 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 Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Caribbean, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 53.35 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 53.73 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
1963 54.04 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
1964 54.02 kg CO2eq/kg -0.0%
1965 53.33 kg CO2eq/kg -1.3%
1966 53.8 kg CO2eq/kg +0.9%
1967 53.67 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
1968 53.87 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
1969 53.78 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
1970 55.11 kg CO2eq/kg +2.5%
1971 54.83 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
1972 56.92 kg CO2eq/kg +3.8%
1973 56.03 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
1974 55.89 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
1975 55.97 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
1976 55.12 kg CO2eq/kg -1.5%
1977 57.09 kg CO2eq/kg +3.6%
1978 55.89 kg CO2eq/kg -2.1%
1979 59.18 kg CO2eq/kg +5.9%
1980 55.17 kg CO2eq/kg -6.8%
1981 58.46 kg CO2eq/kg +6.0%
1982 58.42 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
1983 53.99 kg CO2eq/kg -7.6%
1984 52.33 kg CO2eq/kg -3.1%
1985 52.09 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
1986 51.5 kg CO2eq/kg -1.1%
1987 52 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
1988 52.26 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%
1989 114.89 kg CO2eq/kg +119.8%
1990 112.73 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
1991 110.92 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
1992 136.68 kg CO2eq/kg +23.2%
1993 111.69 kg CO2eq/kg -18.3%
1994 117.55 kg CO2eq/kg +5.3%
1995 76.05 kg CO2eq/kg -35.3%
1996 76.83 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
1997 83.37 kg CO2eq/kg +8.5%
1998 70.54 kg CO2eq/kg -15.4%
1999 83.37 kg CO2eq/kg +18.2%
2000 80.36 kg CO2eq/kg -3.6%
2001 77.55 kg CO2eq/kg -3.5%
2002 72.29 kg CO2eq/kg -6.8%
2003 72.34 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
2004 67.96 kg CO2eq/kg -6.1%
2005 68.28 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%
2006 80.05 kg CO2eq/kg +17.2%
2007 65.72 kg CO2eq/kg -17.9%
2008 64.2 kg CO2eq/kg -2.3%
2009 58.22 kg CO2eq/kg -9.3%
2010 52.93 kg CO2eq/kg -9.1%
2011 43.31 kg CO2eq/kg -18.2%
2012 42.69 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
2013 43 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
2014 46.16 kg CO2eq/kg +7.3%
2015 39.82 kg CO2eq/kg -13.7%
2016 40.14 kg CO2eq/kg +0.8%
2017 36.73 kg CO2eq/kg -8.5%
2018 33.5 kg CO2eq/kg -8.8%
2019 31.31 kg CO2eq/kg -6.6%
2020 28.75 kg CO2eq/kg -8.2%
2021 22.9 kg CO2eq/kg -20.3%
2022 27.8 kg CO2eq/kg +21.4%
2023 28.93 kg CO2eq/kg +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 53.73 kg CO2eq/kg 53.33 kg CO2eq/kg 54.04 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 56.2 kg CO2eq/kg 54.83 kg CO2eq/kg 59.18 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 60.11 kg CO2eq/kg 51.5 kg CO2eq/kg 114.89 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 97.97 kg CO2eq/kg 70.54 kg CO2eq/kg 136.68 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 70.7 kg CO2eq/kg 58.22 kg CO2eq/kg 80.36 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 40.96 kg CO2eq/kg 31.31 kg CO2eq/kg 52.93 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 27.1 kg CO2eq/kg 22.9 kg CO2eq/kg 28.93 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 177.32 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 12 Madagascar 138.55 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 13 South Sudan 128.71 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 14 Qatar 127.72 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 15 Niger 122.8 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 15 Türkiye 8.13 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  7. 16 Suriname 117.36 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  8. 17 Sierra Leone 105.16 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Caribbean?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Caribbean was 28.93 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 Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 136.68 kg CO2eq/kg in 1992.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 22.9 kg CO2eq/kg in 2021.
How does Caribbean rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Caribbean ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Caribbean 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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Indicator
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
223 places, 12,606 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.