Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Western Europe
Western Europe: Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity was 0.5546 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Western Europe, 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 Western Europe stood at 0.5546 kg CO2eq/kg. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Western Europe peaked at 1.54 kg CO2eq/kg in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.5546 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2023.
That places Western Europe 27th 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.
Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.53 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 1.54 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 1.49 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 1.48 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 1.42 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 1.39 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.35 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 1.35 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.33 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 1.34 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.29 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 1.28 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.27 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 1.24 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.14 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 1.14 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.13 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.09 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 1 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9801 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.958 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9376 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9057 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9013 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8939 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8634 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8549 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8437 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8248 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8057 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7908 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7904 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7815 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7575 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.751 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7339 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7247 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7189 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7215 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.711 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6927 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6712 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.669 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6676 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6492 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6404 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6283 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6175 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6028 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5925 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5785 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5778 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5723 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5546 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.35 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.54 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.27 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.34 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9801 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.14 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8789 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.8057 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.958 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7481 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.711 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.7908 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6431 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.5925 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.6927 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5708 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.5546 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.5785 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 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
- 28 Niue 5.26 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 29 Sudan 5.14 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 30 Sudan (former) 5.13 kg CO2eq/kg compare
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.53 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Western Europe?
- Raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Western Europe was 0.5546 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 kg CO2eq/kg in 1962.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5546 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
- How does Western Europe rank for raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity?
- Western Europe ranks 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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.