Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 73.5 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
73.5 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
26th
of 178 countries
All-time high
73.5 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
All-time low
58.96 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 73.5 kg CO2eq/kg for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Puerto Rico peaked at 73.5 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.96 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1963.

That places Puerto Rico 26th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Puerto Rico, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 59.49 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 59.07 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
1963 58.96 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
1964 60.41 kg CO2eq/kg +2.5%
1965 60.3 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
1966 60.08 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
1967 59.97 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
1968 60.7 kg CO2eq/kg +1.2%
1969 59.73 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
1970 60.57 kg CO2eq/kg +1.4%
1971 59.27 kg CO2eq/kg -2.1%
1972 59.9 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
1973 60.39 kg CO2eq/kg +0.8%
1974 61.35 kg CO2eq/kg +1.6%
1975 60.24 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
1976 59.15 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
1977 59.15 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1978 59.15 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1979 59.15 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1980 59.84 kg CO2eq/kg +1.2%
1981 59.04 kg CO2eq/kg -1.3%
1982 59.04 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1983 60.46 kg CO2eq/kg +2.4%
1984 59.81 kg CO2eq/kg -1.1%
1985 60.65 kg CO2eq/kg +1.4%
1986 59.64 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
1987 59.93 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%
1988 60.38 kg CO2eq/kg +0.8%
1989 61.31 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%
1990 61.31 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1991 67.22 kg CO2eq/kg +9.6%
1992 67.22 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1993 65.7 kg CO2eq/kg -2.3%
1994 70.18 kg CO2eq/kg +6.8%
1995 71.72 kg CO2eq/kg +2.2%
1996 72.58 kg CO2eq/kg +1.2%
1997 71.92 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
1998 71.73 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
1999 70.17 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
2000 69.32 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
2001 69.32 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
2002 69.32 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
2003 70.16 kg CO2eq/kg +1.2%
2004 70.78 kg CO2eq/kg +0.9%
2005 70.37 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
2006 71.68 kg CO2eq/kg +1.9%
2007 71.62 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
2008 71.66 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
2009 71.21 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
2010 71.69 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
2011 72.18 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
2012 72 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
2013 72.41 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
2014 72.2 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
2015 72.79 kg CO2eq/kg +0.8%
2016 72.53 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
2017 72.35 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
2018 73.14 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
2019 73 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
2020 73.3 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
2021 73.16 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
2022 73.28 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
2023 73.5 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 59.85 kg CO2eq/kg 58.96 kg CO2eq/kg 60.7 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 59.83 kg CO2eq/kg 59.15 kg CO2eq/kg 61.35 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 60.01 kg CO2eq/kg 59.04 kg CO2eq/kg 61.31 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 68.97 kg CO2eq/kg 61.31 kg CO2eq/kg 72.58 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 70.54 kg CO2eq/kg 69.32 kg CO2eq/kg 71.68 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 72.43 kg CO2eq/kg 71.69 kg CO2eq/kg 73.14 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 73.31 kg CO2eq/kg 73.16 kg CO2eq/kg 73.5 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 23 Mozambique 85.57 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 24 Kenya 84.93 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 25 Equatorial Guinea 83.99 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 27 Eritrea 72.65 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 28 Nigeria 72.48 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 29 Peru 72.06 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Puerto Rico?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Puerto Rico was 73.5 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 Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 73.5 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 58.96 kg CO2eq/kg in 1963.
How does Puerto Rico rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Puerto Rico ranks 26th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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.