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

Libya: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 39.89 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
39.89 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
76th
of 178 countries
All-time high
39.89 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
All-time low
11.46 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1972
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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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 Libya stood at 39.89 kg CO2eq/kg. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Libya peaked at 39.89 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.46 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1972.

Libya ranks 76th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Libya, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 38.33 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 34.8 kg CO2eq/kg -9.2%
1963 34.38 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
1964 36.24 kg CO2eq/kg +5.4%
1965 31.15 kg CO2eq/kg -14.0%
1966 19.43 kg CO2eq/kg -37.6%
1967 18.87 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
1968 16.47 kg CO2eq/kg -12.7%
1969 15.53 kg CO2eq/kg -5.8%
1970 14.02 kg CO2eq/kg -9.7%
1971 12.9 kg CO2eq/kg -8.0%
1972 11.46 kg CO2eq/kg -11.2%
1973 18.27 kg CO2eq/kg +59.4%
1974 18.7 kg CO2eq/kg +2.3%
1975 22.72 kg CO2eq/kg +21.5%
1976 25.08 kg CO2eq/kg +10.4%
1977 18.42 kg CO2eq/kg -26.5%
1978 14.85 kg CO2eq/kg -19.4%
1979 20.65 kg CO2eq/kg +39.1%
1980 18.26 kg CO2eq/kg -11.6%
1981 11.7 kg CO2eq/kg -35.9%
1982 17.76 kg CO2eq/kg +51.8%
1983 14.64 kg CO2eq/kg -17.6%
1984 14.07 kg CO2eq/kg -3.9%
1985 22.08 kg CO2eq/kg +56.9%
1986 24.07 kg CO2eq/kg +9.0%
1987 19.91 kg CO2eq/kg -17.3%
1988 18.1 kg CO2eq/kg -9.1%
1989 26.5 kg CO2eq/kg +46.5%
1990 38.28 kg CO2eq/kg +44.4%
1991 36.98 kg CO2eq/kg -3.4%
1992 37.24 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
1993 28.72 kg CO2eq/kg -22.9%
1994 33.31 kg CO2eq/kg +16.0%
1995 28.09 kg CO2eq/kg -15.7%
1996 22.21 kg CO2eq/kg -21.0%
1997 27.45 kg CO2eq/kg +23.6%
1998 29.82 kg CO2eq/kg +8.6%
1999 26.01 kg CO2eq/kg -12.8%
2000 22.9 kg CO2eq/kg -11.9%
2001 22.17 kg CO2eq/kg -3.2%
2002 26.02 kg CO2eq/kg +17.4%
2003 29.41 kg CO2eq/kg +13.0%
2004 32.38 kg CO2eq/kg +10.1%
2005 33.75 kg CO2eq/kg +4.2%
2006 35.34 kg CO2eq/kg +4.7%
2007 35.84 kg CO2eq/kg +1.4%
2008 35.28 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
2009 35.51 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
2010 34.91 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
2011 32.59 kg CO2eq/kg -6.6%
2012 32.89 kg CO2eq/kg +0.9%
2013 33.73 kg CO2eq/kg +2.5%
2014 33.82 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
2015 34.45 kg CO2eq/kg +1.9%
2016 34.42 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
2017 34.68 kg CO2eq/kg +0.8%
2018 38.04 kg CO2eq/kg +9.7%
2019 37.86 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
2020 38.32 kg CO2eq/kg +1.2%
2021 38.8 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%
2022 39.3 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%
2023 39.89 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 27.24 kg CO2eq/kg 15.53 kg CO2eq/kg 38.33 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 17.71 kg CO2eq/kg 11.46 kg CO2eq/kg 25.08 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 18.71 kg CO2eq/kg 11.7 kg CO2eq/kg 26.5 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 30.81 kg CO2eq/kg 22.21 kg CO2eq/kg 38.28 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 30.86 kg CO2eq/kg 22.17 kg CO2eq/kg 35.84 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 34.74 kg CO2eq/kg 32.59 kg CO2eq/kg 38.04 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 39.08 kg CO2eq/kg 38.32 kg CO2eq/kg 39.89 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 73 Denmark 40.79 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 74 Martinique 40.51 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 75 Costa Rica 40.26 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 77 Paraguay 38.28 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 78 Central African Republic 37.66 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 79 Senegal 36.75 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Libya?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Libya was 39.89 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 Libya?
The highest recorded value was 39.89 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 11.46 kg CO2eq/kg in 1972.
How does Libya rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Libya ranks 76th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Libya 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.