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U.S. vs. Global Emission Intensity

The U.S. has an emission intensity 2 to 9 times lower than top beef production countries such as Australia, India and Brazil.

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  1. The emission intensity of the US beef industry is over two times lower than that of Argentina [(Argentina)29.3648/ (US)11.924 = 2.46x] 
  2. The emissions intensity of the US beef industry is two times lower than that of Australia. [(Australia) 24.4651/ (US) 11.924= 2.05x]
  3. The emissions intensity of the US beef industry is nearly three times lower than that of Brazil. [(Brazil)35.5849/ (US)11.924 = 2.90x]
  4. The emissions intensity of the US beef industry is nearly two times lower than that of Canada. [(Canada) 20.2916/ (US)11.924 = 1.70x]
  5. The emissions intensity of the US beef industry is over nine times lower than that of India [(India)108.2617/ (US) 11.924 = 9.07x] 

The U.S. has had the lowest GHG emission intensity in the world since 1996.

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Data Sources and Criteria Used:

On FAOSTAT for Climate Indicators (Emission Intensities) (FAOSTAT), the following criteria were implemented:
Countries = United States of America, Brazil, Argentina, India, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, European Union, Mexico, China, Pakistan, Russia  
Items = Meat, Cattle 
Elements = Emission Intensities
Years = 2017

Output Used: (1) Emission Intensity in kg CO2e/kg product