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

Peru: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 72.06 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
72.06 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
29th
of 178 countries
All-time high
163.93 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1986
All-time low
70.79 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

Peru recorded 72.06 kg CO2eq/kg for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in 2023.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Peru peaked at 163.93 kg CO2eq/kg in 1986 and was at its lowest, 70.79 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2021.

That places Peru 29th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Peru, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Peru, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 140.49 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 147.15 kg CO2eq/kg +4.7%
1963 154.28 kg CO2eq/kg +4.9%
1964 145.81 kg CO2eq/kg -5.5%
1965 154.57 kg CO2eq/kg +6.0%
1966 154.58 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1967 154.81 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
1968 154.85 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1969 154.6 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
1970 152.26 kg CO2eq/kg -1.5%
1971 153.96 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
1972 153.83 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
1973 153.99 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
1974 154.13 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
1975 154.23 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
1976 154.27 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1977 139.96 kg CO2eq/kg -9.3%
1978 129.65 kg CO2eq/kg -7.4%
1979 129.91 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
1980 141.07 kg CO2eq/kg +8.6%
1981 160.48 kg CO2eq/kg +13.8%
1982 149.38 kg CO2eq/kg -6.9%
1983 130.71 kg CO2eq/kg -12.5%
1984 142.77 kg CO2eq/kg +9.2%
1985 159.96 kg CO2eq/kg +12.0%
1986 163.93 kg CO2eq/kg +2.5%
1987 151.24 kg CO2eq/kg -7.7%
1988 144.81 kg CO2eq/kg -4.3%
1989 139.53 kg CO2eq/kg -3.6%
1990 110.8 kg CO2eq/kg -20.6%
1991 139.91 kg CO2eq/kg +26.3%
1992 132.11 kg CO2eq/kg -5.6%
1993 138.12 kg CO2eq/kg +4.6%
1994 145.35 kg CO2eq/kg +5.2%
1995 143.09 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
1996 134.74 kg CO2eq/kg -5.8%
1997 126.47 kg CO2eq/kg -6.1%
1998 129.19 kg CO2eq/kg +2.2%
1999 102.34 kg CO2eq/kg -20.8%
2000 101.71 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
2001 96.23 kg CO2eq/kg -5.4%
2002 95.99 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
2003 99.42 kg CO2eq/kg +3.6%
2004 94.08 kg CO2eq/kg -5.4%
2005 94.67 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
2006 93.13 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
2007 92.7 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
2008 93.61 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
2009 90.91 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
2010 90.48 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
2011 88.25 kg CO2eq/kg -2.5%
2012 74.25 kg CO2eq/kg -15.9%
2013 76.64 kg CO2eq/kg +3.2%
2014 77.43 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
2015 77.68 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
2016 72.5 kg CO2eq/kg -6.7%
2017 72.91 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
2018 72.41 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
2019 71.73 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
2020 73.79 kg CO2eq/kg +2.9%
2021 70.79 kg CO2eq/kg -4.1%
2022 71.92 kg CO2eq/kg +1.6%
2023 72.06 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 151.24 kg CO2eq/kg 140.49 kg CO2eq/kg 154.85 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 147.62 kg CO2eq/kg 129.65 kg CO2eq/kg 154.27 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 148.39 kg CO2eq/kg 130.71 kg CO2eq/kg 163.93 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 130.21 kg CO2eq/kg 102.34 kg CO2eq/kg 145.35 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 95.25 kg CO2eq/kg 90.91 kg CO2eq/kg 101.71 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 77.43 kg CO2eq/kg 71.73 kg CO2eq/kg 90.48 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 72.14 kg CO2eq/kg 70.79 kg CO2eq/kg 73.79 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 26 Puerto Rico 73.5 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 27 Eritrea 72.65 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 28 Nigeria 72.48 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 30 Liberia 68.09 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 31 Dominica 68.06 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 32 Guinea-Bissau 67.41 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Peru?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Peru was 72.06 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 Peru?
The highest recorded value was 163.93 kg CO2eq/kg in 1986.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 70.79 kg CO2eq/kg in 2021.
How does Peru rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Peru ranks 29th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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.