Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in United States of America

United States of America: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 23.08 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
23.08 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
21st
of 29 groups
All-time high
25.65 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1979
All-time low
17.68 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1999
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in United States of America, 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 United States of America is 23.08 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in United States of America peaked at 25.65 kg CO2eq/kg in 1979 and was at its lowest, 17.68 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1999.

That places United States of America 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in United States of America, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 23.91 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 23.27 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
1963 23.03 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
1964 23.05 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
1965 23.49 kg CO2eq/kg +1.9%
1966 23.13 kg CO2eq/kg -1.5%
1967 22.54 kg CO2eq/kg -2.6%
1968 22.44 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
1969 23.6 kg CO2eq/kg +5.2%
1970 22.53 kg CO2eq/kg -4.5%
1971 21.61 kg CO2eq/kg -4.1%
1972 20.98 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
1973 20.86 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
1974 21.32 kg CO2eq/kg +2.2%
1975 21.52 kg CO2eq/kg +0.9%
1976 21.81 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%
1977 22.03 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
1978 24.44 kg CO2eq/kg +10.9%
1979 25.65 kg CO2eq/kg +5.0%
1980 24.28 kg CO2eq/kg -5.4%
1981 23.29 kg CO2eq/kg -4.1%
1982 21.65 kg CO2eq/kg -7.0%
1983 19.63 kg CO2eq/kg -9.3%
1984 18.49 kg CO2eq/kg -5.8%
1985 18.24 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
1986 18.25 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1987 20.03 kg CO2eq/kg +9.8%
1988 19.85 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
1989 19.01 kg CO2eq/kg -4.2%
1990 19.02 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1991 18.71 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
1992 18.86 kg CO2eq/kg +0.8%
1993 18.4 kg CO2eq/kg -2.5%
1994 19.41 kg CO2eq/kg +5.5%
1995 19.04 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
1996 19.2 kg CO2eq/kg +0.9%
1997 18.75 kg CO2eq/kg -2.4%
1998 18.94 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
1999 17.68 kg CO2eq/kg -6.7%
2000 18.27 kg CO2eq/kg +3.3%
2001 18.98 kg CO2eq/kg +3.8%
2002 18.08 kg CO2eq/kg -4.7%
2003 18.94 kg CO2eq/kg +4.8%
2004 19.03 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%
2005 19.94 kg CO2eq/kg +4.8%
2006 20.47 kg CO2eq/kg +2.7%
2007 20.44 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
2008 20.08 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
2009 19.72 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
2010 20.3 kg CO2eq/kg +3.0%
2011 21.73 kg CO2eq/kg +7.1%
2012 20.32 kg CO2eq/kg -6.5%
2013 20.22 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
2014 19.84 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
2015 20.63 kg CO2eq/kg +4.0%
2016 20.71 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
2017 21.33 kg CO2eq/kg +3.0%
2018 20.23 kg CO2eq/kg -5.1%
2019 20.75 kg CO2eq/kg +2.6%
2020 22.09 kg CO2eq/kg +6.4%
2021 22.14 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
2022 23.05 kg CO2eq/kg +4.1%
2023 23.08 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 23.16 kg CO2eq/kg 22.44 kg CO2eq/kg 23.91 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 22.28 kg CO2eq/kg 20.86 kg CO2eq/kg 25.65 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 20.27 kg CO2eq/kg 18.24 kg CO2eq/kg 24.28 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 18.8 kg CO2eq/kg 17.68 kg CO2eq/kg 19.41 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 19.4 kg CO2eq/kg 18.08 kg CO2eq/kg 20.47 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 20.61 kg CO2eq/kg 19.84 kg CO2eq/kg 21.73 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 22.59 kg CO2eq/kg 22.09 kg CO2eq/kg 23.08 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 18 French Guiana 104.4 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 19 Bhutan 91.53 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 20 Burkina Faso 91.25 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 21 Bangladesh 88.33 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 22 United Arab Emirates 86.71 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 23 Mozambique 85.57 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  7. 24 Kenya 84.93 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in United States of America?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in United States of America was 23.08 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 25.65 kg CO2eq/kg in 1979.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 17.68 kg CO2eq/kg in 1999.
How does United States of America rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
United States of America ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of 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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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.