Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Iceland
Iceland: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 13.67 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Iceland, 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 Iceland stood at 13.67 kg CO2eq/kg.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Iceland peaked at 21.75 kg CO2eq/kg in 1966 and was at its lowest, 13.28 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2021.
That places Iceland 153rd 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.75 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 20.25 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 20.44 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 21.07 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 19.94 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.4% |
| 1966 | 21.75 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 20.36 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 20.43 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 20.58 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 20.63 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 21.12 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 20.39 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 19.55 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 19.57 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 18.23 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 18.87 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 19.06 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 18.4 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 18.14 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 17.81 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 18.12 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 16.87 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 16.82 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 17.77 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 17.82 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 16.22 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 16.03 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 18.01 kg CO2eq/kg | +12.3% |
| 1989 | 18.86 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 18.77 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 17.76 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 18.34 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 17.87 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 18.36 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 17.07 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 18.46 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 19.54 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 19.39 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 18.36 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 15.48 kg CO2eq/kg | -15.7% |
| 2001 | 17.78 kg CO2eq/kg | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 17.51 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 17.04 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 17.04 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.85 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 17.05 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 17.02 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.59 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 17.18 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 16.94 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 16.04 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 15.44 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 15.17 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 15.59 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 15.27 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 14.76 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 13.97 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 13.33 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 13.85 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 13.68 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 13.28 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 13.65 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 13.67 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.62 kg CO2eq/kg | 19.94 kg CO2eq/kg | 21.75 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.4 kg CO2eq/kg | 18.14 kg CO2eq/kg | 21.12 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.43 kg CO2eq/kg | 16.03 kg CO2eq/kg | 18.86 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.39 kg CO2eq/kg | 17.07 kg CO2eq/kg | 19.54 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.95 kg CO2eq/kg | 15.48 kg CO2eq/kg | 17.78 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.04 kg CO2eq/kg | 13.33 kg CO2eq/kg | 16.94 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.57 kg CO2eq/kg | 13.28 kg CO2eq/kg | 13.68 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Iceland?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Iceland was 13.67 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 21.75 kg CO2eq/kg in 1966.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.28 kg CO2eq/kg in 2021.
- How does Iceland rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
- Iceland ranks 153rd out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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.