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US Meat Consumption per Person vs US CO₂ Emissions per Capita
US Meat Consumption per Person and US CO₂ Emissions per Capita correlate at r = -0.49 over 54 years (1970–2023), p = 1.6e-4. With the time trend removed, r = +0.69. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is -0.49, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes 0.69. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- -0.49
- p-value
- 1.6e-4
- Years compared (n)
- 54 (1970–2023)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.67 to -0.26
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.69
Sources
- US Meat Consumption per Person (kg/year): Our World in Data. US Meat Consumption per Person (Our World in Data: Per capita consumption of meat).
- US CO₂ Emissions per Capita (tonnes): World Bank. US CO₂ Emissions per Capita (World Bank indicator EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5).
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- US CO₂ Emissions per Capita vs US Health Expenditure (r = -0.93)
Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.