Australia vs Western Europe: Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita
Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita over time
- Australia
- Western Europe
How they compare
Australia currently reports 10.73 t CO2eq/cap against 2.16 t CO2eq/cap in Western Europe, a difference of 8.57 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Australia's figure about 5.0 times Western Europe's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 7th and Western Europe ranks 13th of 192 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.78 t CO2eq/cap | 2.73 t CO2eq/cap | 13.05 t CO2eq/cap | Australia |
| 2000s | 15.33 t CO2eq/cap | 2.73 t CO2eq/cap | 12.59 t CO2eq/cap | Australia |
| 2010s | 10.12 t CO2eq/cap | 2.54 t CO2eq/cap | 7.59 t CO2eq/cap | Australia |
| 2020s | 8.33 t CO2eq/cap | 2.22 t CO2eq/cap | 6.11 t CO2eq/cap | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions per capita, Australia or Western Europe?
- Australia, at 10.73 t CO2eq/cap against 2.16 t CO2eq/cap in Western Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions per capita between Australia and Western Europe?
- 8.57 t CO2eq/cap, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Western Europe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Western Europe rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions per capita?
- Australia ranks 7th and Western Europe ranks 13th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.