Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity was 0.552 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
In 2023, raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 0.552 kg CO2eq/kg. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 1.64 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.552 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2023.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 157th out of 185 countries 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.
Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.64 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 1.27 kg CO2eq/kg | -22.8% |
| 1963 | 1.29 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 1.28 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 1.26 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 1.24 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 1.22 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 1.13 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.13 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.13 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.05 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.3% |
| 1977 | 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9967 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9787 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.975 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9947 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9182 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9088 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9873 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.966 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9375 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9769 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9424 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9322 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8794 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.883 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8485 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8407 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8466 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8194 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8164 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7802 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7789 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7594 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7592 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7152 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6999 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6825 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6847 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.645 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6459 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6511 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6502 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6288 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6144 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6124 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6069 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6016 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5747 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5797 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6046 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5806 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5741 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5567 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5529 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5521 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5566 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.552 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.64 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.09 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9787 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9539 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9088 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9947 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8252 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.7594 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.883 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6763 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.6288 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.7592 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5906 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.5567 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.6144 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5534 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.552 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.5566 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.552 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.552 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 157th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.