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

World: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 22.21 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
22.21 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 3.4%
Rank
22nd
of 29 groups
All-time high
49.71 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1965
All-time low
22.21 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

World recorded 22.21 kg CO2eq/kg for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in World peaked at 49.71 kg CO2eq/kg in 1965 and was at its lowest, 22.21 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2023.

That places World 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 World, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in World, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 49.1 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 48.39 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
1963 48.44 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
1964 49.21 kg CO2eq/kg +1.6%
1965 49.71 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
1966 49.22 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
1967 48.67 kg CO2eq/kg -1.1%
1968 47.87 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
1969 48.8 kg CO2eq/kg +2.0%
1970 46.54 kg CO2eq/kg -4.6%
1971 45.96 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
1972 44.39 kg CO2eq/kg -3.4%
1973 44.98 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%
1974 47.78 kg CO2eq/kg +6.2%
1975 47.12 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
1976 46.73 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
1977 45.53 kg CO2eq/kg -2.6%
1978 45.23 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
1979 46.26 kg CO2eq/kg +2.3%
1980 45.23 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
1981 43.89 kg CO2eq/kg -3.0%
1982 44.53 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%
1983 42.7 kg CO2eq/kg -4.1%
1984 42.74 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
1985 42.01 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
1986 42.38 kg CO2eq/kg +0.9%
1987 42 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
1988 40.77 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
1989 40.78 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1990 39.69 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
1991 39.32 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
1992 37.1 kg CO2eq/kg -5.7%
1993 35.36 kg CO2eq/kg -4.7%
1994 34.06 kg CO2eq/kg -3.7%
1995 32.75 kg CO2eq/kg -3.9%
1996 32.7 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
1997 31.17 kg CO2eq/kg -4.7%
1998 30.07 kg CO2eq/kg -3.5%
1999 29.99 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
2000 29.35 kg CO2eq/kg -2.1%
2001 27.72 kg CO2eq/kg -5.5%
2002 27.88 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
2003 27.67 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
2004 27.99 kg CO2eq/kg +1.2%
2005 27.83 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
2006 27.08 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
2007 26.1 kg CO2eq/kg -3.6%
2008 25.77 kg CO2eq/kg -1.3%
2009 25.28 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
2010 24.13 kg CO2eq/kg -4.6%
2011 24.3 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
2012 24.79 kg CO2eq/kg +2.0%
2013 24.89 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
2014 23.97 kg CO2eq/kg -3.7%
2015 23.86 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
2016 23.55 kg CO2eq/kg -1.3%
2017 23.78 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
2018 23.51 kg CO2eq/kg -1.1%
2019 23.3 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
2020 23.24 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
2021 23.35 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%
2022 22.98 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
2023 22.21 kg CO2eq/kg -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 48.82 kg CO2eq/kg 47.87 kg CO2eq/kg 49.71 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 46.05 kg CO2eq/kg 44.39 kg CO2eq/kg 47.78 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 42.7 kg CO2eq/kg 40.77 kg CO2eq/kg 45.23 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 34.22 kg CO2eq/kg 29.99 kg CO2eq/kg 39.69 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 27.27 kg CO2eq/kg 25.28 kg CO2eq/kg 29.35 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 24.01 kg CO2eq/kg 23.3 kg CO2eq/kg 24.89 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 22.94 kg CO2eq/kg 22.21 kg CO2eq/kg 23.35 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 19 Bhutan 91.53 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 20 Burkina Faso 91.25 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 21 Bangladesh 88.33 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 22 United Arab Emirates 86.71 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 23 Mozambique 85.57 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 24 Kenya 84.93 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  7. 25 Equatorial Guinea 83.99 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in World?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in World was 22.21 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 49.71 kg CO2eq/kg in 1965.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 22.21 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
How does World rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
World ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World 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.