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

Romania: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 15.09 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
15.09 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
148th
of 178 countries
All-time high
39.68 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1986
All-time low
0.2544 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2011
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Romania is 15.09 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 399.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Romania peaked at 39.68 kg CO2eq/kg in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.2544 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2011.

Romania ranks 148th of 178 countries 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 Romania, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Romania, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 8.16 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 15.87 kg CO2eq/kg +94.4%
1963 16.75 kg CO2eq/kg +5.5%
1964 18.59 kg CO2eq/kg +11.0%
1965 21.42 kg CO2eq/kg +15.2%
1966 17.88 kg CO2eq/kg -16.5%
1967 19.33 kg CO2eq/kg +8.1%
1968 21.27 kg CO2eq/kg +10.0%
1969 19.42 kg CO2eq/kg -8.7%
1970 14.05 kg CO2eq/kg -27.7%
1971 14.5 kg CO2eq/kg +3.2%
1972 15.3 kg CO2eq/kg +5.5%
1973 14.57 kg CO2eq/kg -4.8%
1974 14.95 kg CO2eq/kg +2.6%
1975 15.89 kg CO2eq/kg +6.3%
1976 17.21 kg CO2eq/kg +8.3%
1977 18.01 kg CO2eq/kg +4.6%
1978 21.78 kg CO2eq/kg +21.0%
1979 20.73 kg CO2eq/kg -4.8%
1980 25.11 kg CO2eq/kg +21.1%
1981 34.79 kg CO2eq/kg +38.5%
1982 34.79 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1983 30.42 kg CO2eq/kg -12.6%
1984 35.46 kg CO2eq/kg +16.6%
1985 39.09 kg CO2eq/kg +10.2%
1986 39.68 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%
1987 35.98 kg CO2eq/kg -9.3%
1988 37.18 kg CO2eq/kg +3.3%
1989 30.78 kg CO2eq/kg -17.2%
1990 25.83 kg CO2eq/kg -16.1%
1991 25.81 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
1992 21.29 kg CO2eq/kg -17.5%
1993 16.77 kg CO2eq/kg -21.2%
1994 17.38 kg CO2eq/kg +3.7%
1995 14.77 kg CO2eq/kg -15.0%
1996 17.15 kg CO2eq/kg +16.2%
1997 17.41 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%
1998 17.05 kg CO2eq/kg -2.1%
1999 15.6 kg CO2eq/kg -8.5%
2000 15.89 kg CO2eq/kg +1.9%
2001 15.74 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
2002 11.97 kg CO2eq/kg -23.9%
2003 9.94 kg CO2eq/kg -17.0%
2004 10 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
2005 13.53 kg CO2eq/kg +35.3%
2006 15.73 kg CO2eq/kg +16.3%
2007 12.79 kg CO2eq/kg -18.7%
2008 8.66 kg CO2eq/kg -32.3%
2009 6.78 kg CO2eq/kg -21.7%
2010 7.04 kg CO2eq/kg +3.8%
2011 0.2544 kg CO2eq/kg -96.4%
2012 0.3884 kg CO2eq/kg +52.7%
2013 3.02 kg CO2eq/kg +678.6%
2014 11.96 kg CO2eq/kg +295.5%
2015 11.97 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
2016 9.63 kg CO2eq/kg -19.5%
2017 10.45 kg CO2eq/kg +8.5%
2018 17.29 kg CO2eq/kg +65.4%
2019 16.7 kg CO2eq/kg -3.4%
2020 16.59 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
2021 14.69 kg CO2eq/kg -11.4%
2022 13.65 kg CO2eq/kg -7.1%
2023 15.09 kg CO2eq/kg +10.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17.63 kg CO2eq/kg 8.16 kg CO2eq/kg 21.42 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 16.7 kg CO2eq/kg 14.05 kg CO2eq/kg 21.78 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 34.33 kg CO2eq/kg 25.11 kg CO2eq/kg 39.68 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 18.91 kg CO2eq/kg 14.77 kg CO2eq/kg 25.83 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 12.1 kg CO2eq/kg 6.78 kg CO2eq/kg 15.89 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 8.87 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2544 kg CO2eq/kg 17.29 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 15 kg CO2eq/kg 13.65 kg CO2eq/kg 16.59 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 145 Sudan (former) 15.83 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 146 Ukraine 15.33 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 147 Azerbaijan 15.2 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 149 India 14.9 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 150 Czechoslovakia 14.77 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 151 Sudan 14.37 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Romania?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Romania was 15.09 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 Romania?
The highest recorded value was 39.68 kg CO2eq/kg in 1986.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2544 kg CO2eq/kg in 2011.
How does Romania rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Romania ranks 148th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 399.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania 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.