Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Greece
Greece: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 13.58 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
In 2023, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Greece stood at 13.58 kg CO2eq/kg.
That represents a change of up 27.3% on the previous year and up 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Greece peaked at 22.46 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 5.23 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2009.
That places Greece 154th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Greece, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.46 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 16.6 kg CO2eq/kg | -26.1% |
| 1963 | 16.38 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 14.84 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.4% |
| 1965 | 12.84 kg CO2eq/kg | -13.5% |
| 1966 | 10.63 kg CO2eq/kg | -17.2% |
| 1967 | 10.16 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 11.07 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.9% |
| 1969 | 9.7 kg CO2eq/kg | -12.4% |
| 1970 | 9.48 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 8.19 kg CO2eq/kg | -13.6% |
| 1972 | 7.78 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 7.17 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.8% |
| 1974 | 7.86 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 6.86 kg CO2eq/kg | -12.7% |
| 1976 | 7.39 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 7.25 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 6.35 kg CO2eq/kg | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 6.27 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 6.85 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 6.27 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 6.29 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 6.38 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 6.23 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 6.27 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 6.66 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 5.3 kg CO2eq/kg | -20.5% |
| 1988 | 6.31 kg CO2eq/kg | +19.1% |
| 1989 | 6.19 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 6.14 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 5.86 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 5.97 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 5.79 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 6.01 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 5.83 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 5.99 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 6.29 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 6.12 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 6.55 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 7.45 kg CO2eq/kg | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 6.65 kg CO2eq/kg | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 6.51 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 6.45 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.93 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 6.06 kg CO2eq/kg | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 5.96 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 6.27 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 6.45 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 5.23 kg CO2eq/kg | -19.0% |
| 2010 | 5.82 kg CO2eq/kg | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 5.76 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 6.03 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 7.37 kg CO2eq/kg | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 8.8 kg CO2eq/kg | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 14.04 kg CO2eq/kg | +59.6% |
| 2016 | 13.33 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 15.03 kg CO2eq/kg | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 9.39 kg CO2eq/kg | -37.5% |
| 2019 | 11.34 kg CO2eq/kg | +20.8% |
| 2020 | 9.8 kg CO2eq/kg | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 10.18 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 10.67 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 13.58 kg CO2eq/kg | +27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.85 kg CO2eq/kg | 9.7 kg CO2eq/kg | 22.46 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.46 kg CO2eq/kg | 6.27 kg CO2eq/kg | 9.48 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.27 kg CO2eq/kg | 5.3 kg CO2eq/kg | 6.85 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.06 kg CO2eq/kg | 5.79 kg CO2eq/kg | 6.55 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4 kg CO2eq/kg | 5.23 kg CO2eq/kg | 7.45 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.69 kg CO2eq/kg | 5.76 kg CO2eq/kg | 15.03 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.06 kg CO2eq/kg | 9.8 kg CO2eq/kg | 13.58 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Greece?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Greece was 13.58 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 22.46 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.23 kg CO2eq/kg in 2009.
- How does Greece rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
- Greece ranks 154th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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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.