Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Western Africa
Western Africa: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 66.3 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Western Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 66.3 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 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Western Africa peaked at 66.3 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.67 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2010.
Western Africa ranks 2nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 53.61 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 54.43 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 54.48 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 55.1 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 57.53 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 55.91 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 57.38 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 56.09 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 54.01 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 55.66 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 58.61 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 63.1 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 64.85 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 63.84 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 61.52 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 58.97 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 57.18 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 56.41 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 58.16 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 58.43 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 58.08 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 60.18 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 57.05 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 60.46 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 63.08 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 57.98 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 60.27 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 59.9 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 58.18 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 54.63 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 57.22 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 58.72 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 59.02 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 55.86 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 55.08 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 56.18 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 53.23 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 53 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 53.92 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 57.25 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 56.38 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 57.22 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 57.27 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 58.18 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 55.98 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 55.78 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 56.33 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 57.05 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 57.03 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 38.67 kg CO2eq/kg | -32.2% |
| 2011 | 39.7 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 57.04 kg CO2eq/kg | +43.7% |
| 2013 | 64.27 kg CO2eq/kg | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 63.19 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 62.38 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 63.94 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 64.4 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 64.53 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 62.9 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 62.78 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 63.19 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 65.73 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 66.3 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.39 kg CO2eq/kg | 53.61 kg CO2eq/kg | 57.53 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 59.83 kg CO2eq/kg | 55.66 kg CO2eq/kg | 64.85 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.36 kg CO2eq/kg | 57.05 kg CO2eq/kg | 63.08 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.69 kg CO2eq/kg | 53 kg CO2eq/kg | 59.02 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.85 kg CO2eq/kg | 55.78 kg CO2eq/kg | 58.18 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.1 kg CO2eq/kg | 38.67 kg CO2eq/kg | 64.53 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.5 kg CO2eq/kg | 62.78 kg CO2eq/kg | 66.3 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 817.3 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 1 Timor-Leste 126.47 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 2 Colombia 691.06 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 69.9 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 3 Lesotho 540.71 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 4 Burundi 228.52 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 5 Cabo Verde 48.37 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 5 Hungary 227.52 kg CO2eq/kg compare
More climate change data for Western Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 227,102 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 79,704 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 147,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 300.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5,264 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 41,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,712 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 55.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 964.89 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Western Africa?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Western Africa was 66.3 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 66.3 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.67 kg CO2eq/kg in 2010.
- How does Western Africa rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
- Western Africa ranks 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa 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.