Countries with higher CO2 from oil tend to produce more chicken meat
Comparing Share global co2 oil with Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) across 141 countries, 2024–2024.
- Rank correlation
- +0.86
- Holding size constant
- +0.55
- Countries compared
- 141
- Period
- 2024–2024
What might link these
Wealthier, industrialized countries may consume more energy (including oil) and also have higher meat production. However, the partial correlation drops after controlling for GDP and population, suggesting these factors explain part of the link.
Why this is not proof of anything
This is a correlation across countries, not an experiment. It cannot show that either indicator causes the other, and both may simply follow a third thing. Correlation does not imply causation; other factors like agricultural subsidies or dietary preferences may drive both.
The second figure above repeats the measurement with national population and income held constant. It is the more conservative number: a relationship that largely disappears there was mostly telling you that larger, richer countries have more of most things.
How this was measured
Both indicators were ranked across every country reporting each, and the two rankings compared — ranks rather than raw values, because a handful of very large countries can otherwise manufacture a relationship on their own. The calculation is arithmetic over figures already published on this site; the commentary above is drafted from the two indicator names and the resulting coefficients.