Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Ireland
Ireland: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 17.36 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 17.36 kg CO2eq/kg for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Ireland peaked at 35.08 kg CO2eq/kg in 2002 and was at its lowest, 17.23 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1981.
Ireland ranks 138th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.01 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 23.23 kg CO2eq/kg | -14.0% |
| 1963 | 22.52 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 23.43 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 24.99 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 23.1 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.5% |
| 1967 | 21.79 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 21.93 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 21.13 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 22.73 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 19.41 kg CO2eq/kg | -14.6% |
| 1972 | 20.57 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 21.15 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 20.45 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 19.07 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 23.2 kg CO2eq/kg | +21.7% |
| 1977 | 22.58 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 19.94 kg CO2eq/kg | -11.7% |
| 1979 | 20.06 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 18.18 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.4% |
| 1981 | 17.23 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 19.57 kg CO2eq/kg | +13.5% |
| 1983 | 21.21 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 22.25 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 20.65 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 23.14 kg CO2eq/kg | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 25 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 28 kg CO2eq/kg | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 25.63 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 21.5 kg CO2eq/kg | -16.1% |
| 1991 | 21.98 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 21.7 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 20.63 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 21.28 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 21.2 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 20.27 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 22.89 kg CO2eq/kg | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 20.81 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 19.92 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 29.49 kg CO2eq/kg | +48.0% |
| 2001 | 30.37 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 35.08 kg CO2eq/kg | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 35.01 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 30.54 kg CO2eq/kg | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 28.22 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 27.49 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 27.15 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 27.85 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 28.06 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 32.19 kg CO2eq/kg | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 32.36 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 31.21 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 28.13 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 28.58 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 28.47 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.47 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 25.06 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 17.97 kg CO2eq/kg | -28.3% |
| 2019 | 18.66 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 18.94 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 20.36 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 19.06 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 17.36 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.24 kg CO2eq/kg | 21.13 kg CO2eq/kg | 27.01 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.92 kg CO2eq/kg | 19.07 kg CO2eq/kg | 23.2 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.09 kg CO2eq/kg | 17.23 kg CO2eq/kg | 28 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.22 kg CO2eq/kg | 19.92 kg CO2eq/kg | 22.89 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.93 kg CO2eq/kg | 27.15 kg CO2eq/kg | 35.08 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.01 kg CO2eq/kg | 17.97 kg CO2eq/kg | 32.36 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.93 kg CO2eq/kg | 17.36 kg CO2eq/kg | 20.36 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Ireland?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Ireland was 17.36 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 35.08 kg CO2eq/kg in 2002.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.23 kg CO2eq/kg in 1981.
- How does Ireland rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
- Ireland ranks 138th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.