Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Europe
Europe: Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity was 0.6096 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Europe is 0.6096 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Europe peaked at 1.86 kg CO2eq/kg in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.6096 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2023.
Europe ranks 24th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Europe, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.81 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 1.82 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 1.86 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 1.83 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 1.71 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 1.67 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 1.64 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 1.61 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 1.61 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.58 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 1.57 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.54 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 1.51 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.49 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 1.5 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.48 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 1.42 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.41 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.41 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 1.41 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.35 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 1.33 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.27 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 1.26 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.2 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.2 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.15 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9875 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9581 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9301 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9076 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.866 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8495 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8374 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8225 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8041 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7894 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7653 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7591 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7523 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.729 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7139 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7078 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6895 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6702 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6547 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.637 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6268 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.619 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6096 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.61 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.86 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.49 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.41 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.58 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.898 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.8041 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7231 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.6547 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.7894 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6231 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.6096 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.637 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 21 Niger 6.1 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 22 Mongolia 6.05 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 23 Senegal 5.99 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 24 South Sudan 5.64 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 25 Djibouti 5.4 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 26 Mauritania 5.33 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 27 Brunei Darussalam 5.29 kg CO2eq/kg compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Europe?
- Raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Europe was 0.6096 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 kg CO2eq/kg in 1963.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6096 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
- How does Europe rank for raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity?
- Europe ranks 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of cattle — 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.