Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita

Australia
3.82 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand
4.4 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Australia rank
7th
Australia and New Zealand rank
5th

Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Australia and New Zealand
02468199020062023

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 4.4 t CO2eq/cap against 3.82 t CO2eq/cap in Australia, a difference of 0.58 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 7th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th of 182 countries.

Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 6.24 t CO2eq/cap 7.16 t CO2eq/cap 0.919 t CO2eq/cap Australia and New Zealand
2000s 5.19 t CO2eq/cap 6.05 t CO2eq/cap 0.863 t CO2eq/cap Australia and New Zealand
2010s 3.98 t CO2eq/cap 4.81 t CO2eq/cap 0.825 t CO2eq/cap Australia and New Zealand
2020s 3.43 t CO2eq/cap 4.13 t CO2eq/cap 0.6975 t CO2eq/cap Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions per capita, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
Australia and New Zealand, at 4.4 t CO2eq/cap against 3.82 t CO2eq/cap in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions per capita between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
0.58 t CO2eq/cap, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions per capita?
Australia ranks 7th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 7,717 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.