Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Northern America
Northern America: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 20.88 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
20.88 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
23rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
25.62 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1979
All-time low
17.65 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1999
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Northern America, 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 Northern America stood at 20.88 kg CO2eq/kg.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Northern America peaked at 25.62 kg CO2eq/kg in 1979 and was at its lowest, 17.65 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1999.
Northern America ranks 23rd of 29 groups on this measure, 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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.49 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 22.91 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 22.62 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 22.59 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 23.11 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 22.84 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 22.24 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 22.17 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 23.3 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 22.44 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 21.53 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 20.93 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 20.73 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 21.26 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 21.36 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 21.69 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 21.95 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 24.36 kg CO2eq/kg | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 25.62 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 24.32 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 23.26 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 21.58 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 19.57 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 18.42 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 18.19 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 18.16 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 19.87 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 19.71 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 18.92 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 18.95 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 18.59 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 18.66 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 18.24 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 19.23 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 18.86 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 19 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 18.61 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 18.8 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 17.65 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 18.19 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 18.9 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 18.14 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 18.67 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 18.48 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 19.16 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 19.46 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 19.44 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 19.15 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 18.86 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 19.3 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 20.1 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 19.34 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 19.15 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 18.75 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 19.25 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 19.38 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 19.9 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 19.13 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 19.4 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 20.28 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 20.31 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 20.92 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 20.88 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.81 kg CO2eq/kg | 22.17 kg CO2eq/kg | 23.49 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.19 kg CO2eq/kg | 20.73 kg CO2eq/kg | 25.62 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.2 kg CO2eq/kg | 18.16 kg CO2eq/kg | 24.32 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.66 kg CO2eq/kg | 17.65 kg CO2eq/kg | 19.23 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.84 kg CO2eq/kg | 18.14 kg CO2eq/kg | 19.46 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.37 kg CO2eq/kg | 18.75 kg CO2eq/kg | 20.1 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6 kg CO2eq/kg | 20.28 kg CO2eq/kg | 20.92 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 20 Burkina Faso 91.25 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 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
- 24 Kenya 84.93 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 25 Equatorial Guinea 83.99 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 26 Puerto Rico 73.5 kg CO2eq/kg compare
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Northern America?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Northern America was 20.88 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 25.62 kg CO2eq/kg in 1979.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.65 kg CO2eq/kg in 1999.
- How does Northern America rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
- Northern America ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America 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.