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

Namibia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 55.75 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
55.75 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 30.3%
World rank
49th
of 178 countries
All-time high
169.55 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1995
All-time low
35.3 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1999
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

50100150196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 55.75 kg CO2eq/kg for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.3% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Namibia peaked at 169.55 kg CO2eq/kg in 1995 and was at its lowest, 35.3 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1999.

Namibia ranks 49th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Namibia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 66.69 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 68.02 kg CO2eq/kg +2.0%
1963 68.75 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
1964 67.72 kg CO2eq/kg -1.5%
1965 67.72 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1966 67.67 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
1967 67.72 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
1968 67.17 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
1969 66.63 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
1970 66.1 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
1971 65.58 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
1972 64.25 kg CO2eq/kg -2.0%
1973 62.98 kg CO2eq/kg -2.0%
1974 59.76 kg CO2eq/kg -5.1%
1975 67.72 kg CO2eq/kg +13.3%
1976 58.41 kg CO2eq/kg -13.8%
1977 66.6 kg CO2eq/kg +14.0%
1978 62.48 kg CO2eq/kg -6.2%
1979 58.59 kg CO2eq/kg -6.2%
1980 61.84 kg CO2eq/kg +5.5%
1981 66.8 kg CO2eq/kg +8.0%
1982 63.01 kg CO2eq/kg -5.7%
1983 63.17 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1984 64.18 kg CO2eq/kg +1.6%
1985 63.53 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
1986 60.01 kg CO2eq/kg -5.5%
1987 77.12 kg CO2eq/kg +28.5%
1988 69.35 kg CO2eq/kg -10.1%
1989 70.12 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
1990 73.3 kg CO2eq/kg +4.5%
1991 65.4 kg CO2eq/kg -10.8%
1992 103.53 kg CO2eq/kg +58.3%
1993 90.31 kg CO2eq/kg -12.8%
1994 91.64 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%
1995 169.55 kg CO2eq/kg +85.0%
1996 113.44 kg CO2eq/kg -33.1%
1997 93.85 kg CO2eq/kg -17.3%
1998 114.53 kg CO2eq/kg +22.0%
1999 35.3 kg CO2eq/kg -69.2%
2000 41.36 kg CO2eq/kg +17.2%
2001 97.12 kg CO2eq/kg +134.8%
2002 79.24 kg CO2eq/kg -18.4%
2003 79.07 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
2004 85.71 kg CO2eq/kg +8.4%
2005 60.51 kg CO2eq/kg -29.4%
2006 54.28 kg CO2eq/kg -10.3%
2007 49.9 kg CO2eq/kg -8.1%
2008 48.52 kg CO2eq/kg -2.8%
2009 48.52 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
2010 49.57 kg CO2eq/kg +2.2%
2011 48.33 kg CO2eq/kg -2.5%
2012 46.06 kg CO2eq/kg -4.7%
2013 35.93 kg CO2eq/kg -22.0%
2014 38.45 kg CO2eq/kg +7.0%
2015 43.1 kg CO2eq/kg +12.1%
2016 42.02 kg CO2eq/kg -2.5%
2017 48.28 kg CO2eq/kg +14.9%
2018 45.2 kg CO2eq/kg -6.4%
2019 42.95 kg CO2eq/kg -5.0%
2020 42.91 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
2021 42.97 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
2022 42.78 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
2023 55.75 kg CO2eq/kg +30.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 67.56 kg CO2eq/kg 66.63 kg CO2eq/kg 68.75 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 63.25 kg CO2eq/kg 58.41 kg CO2eq/kg 67.72 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 65.91 kg CO2eq/kg 60.01 kg CO2eq/kg 77.12 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 95.08 kg CO2eq/kg 35.3 kg CO2eq/kg 169.55 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 64.42 kg CO2eq/kg 41.36 kg CO2eq/kg 97.12 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 43.99 kg CO2eq/kg 35.93 kg CO2eq/kg 49.57 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 46.1 kg CO2eq/kg 42.78 kg CO2eq/kg 55.75 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 46 Uruguay 57.22 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 47 Philippines 56.93 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 48 Comoros 56.74 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 50 Ethiopia PDR 55.45 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 51 Guinea 55.31 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 52 Republic of Korea 55.2 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Namibia?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Namibia was 55.75 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 Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 169.55 kg CO2eq/kg in 1995.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 35.3 kg CO2eq/kg in 1999.
How does Namibia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Namibia ranks 49th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Namibia 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.