Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Kenya
Kenya: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 84.93 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Kenya, 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 Kenya is 84.93 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.9% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Kenya peaked at 206.87 kg CO2eq/kg in 2017 and was at its lowest, 30.79 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1976.
Kenya ranks 24th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48.18 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 48.72 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 48.16 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 48.16 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 49.34 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 51.15 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 48.91 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 49.07 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 49.36 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 52.41 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 52.97 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 53.12 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 49.3 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 45.08 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.6% |
| 1975 | 31.91 kg CO2eq/kg | -29.2% |
| 1976 | 30.79 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 34.72 kg CO2eq/kg | +12.8% |
| 1978 | 38.66 kg CO2eq/kg | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 47.56 kg CO2eq/kg | +23.0% |
| 1980 | 47.79 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 47.68 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 49.27 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 72.65 kg CO2eq/kg | +47.5% |
| 1984 | 57.68 kg CO2eq/kg | -20.6% |
| 1985 | 49.45 kg CO2eq/kg | -14.3% |
| 1986 | 56.35 kg CO2eq/kg | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 56.3 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 56.34 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 64.39 kg CO2eq/kg | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 59.69 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 54.14 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 53.9 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 53.22 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 52.06 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 51.87 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 55.72 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 51.78 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 48.93 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 52.8 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 51.37 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 41.37 kg CO2eq/kg | -19.5% |
| 2002 | 43.5 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 40.33 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 53.66 kg CO2eq/kg | +33.0% |
| 2005 | 50.52 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 38.7 kg CO2eq/kg | -23.4% |
| 2007 | 80.09 kg CO2eq/kg | +106.9% |
| 2008 | 86.52 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 83.1 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 83.62 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 85 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 77.91 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 76.99 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 82.93 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 109.84 kg CO2eq/kg | +32.4% |
| 2016 | 132.7 kg CO2eq/kg | +20.8% |
| 2017 | 206.87 kg CO2eq/kg | +55.9% |
| 2018 | 145.19 kg CO2eq/kg | -29.8% |
| 2019 | 102.09 kg CO2eq/kg | -29.7% |
| 2020 | 60.33 kg CO2eq/kg | -40.9% |
| 2021 | 92.46 kg CO2eq/kg | +53.3% |
| 2022 | 102.25 kg CO2eq/kg | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 84.93 kg CO2eq/kg | -16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.01 kg CO2eq/kg | 48.16 kg CO2eq/kg | 51.15 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 43.65 kg CO2eq/kg | 30.79 kg CO2eq/kg | 53.12 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.79 kg CO2eq/kg | 47.68 kg CO2eq/kg | 72.65 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.41 kg CO2eq/kg | 48.93 kg CO2eq/kg | 59.69 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.92 kg CO2eq/kg | 38.7 kg CO2eq/kg | 86.52 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.31 kg CO2eq/kg | 76.99 kg CO2eq/kg | 206.87 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.99 kg CO2eq/kg | 60.33 kg CO2eq/kg | 102.25 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 21 Bangladesh 88.33 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 22 United Arab Emirates 86.71 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 23 Mozambique 85.57 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 25 Equatorial Guinea 83.99 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 26 Puerto Rico 73.5 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 27 Eritrea 72.65 kg CO2eq/kg compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Kenya?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Kenya was 84.93 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 206.87 kg CO2eq/kg in 2017.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.79 kg CO2eq/kg in 1976.
- How does Kenya rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
- Kenya ranks 24th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.