Australia vs European Union (27): Food Processing — Emissions
Food Processing — Emissions over time
- Australia
- European Union (27)
How they compare
European Union (27) currently reports 78,191 kt against 13,555 kt in Australia, a difference of 64,636 kt.
That makes European Union (27)'s figure about 5.8 times Australia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, European Union (27) has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 10th and European Union (27) ranks 10th of 103 countries.
European Union (27) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | European Union (27) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,318 kt | 95,428 kt | 84,110 kt | European Union (27) |
| 2000s | 11,967 kt | 97,975 kt | 86,008 kt | European Union (27) |
| 2010s | 12,961 kt | 84,209 kt | 71,248 kt | European Union (27) |
| 2020s | 13,648 kt | 78,719 kt | 65,071 kt | European Union (27) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions, Australia or European Union (27)?
- European Union (27), at 78,191 kt against 13,555 kt in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Australia and European Union (27)?
- 64,636 kt, with European Union (27) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and European Union (27)?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and European Union (27) rank globally for food processing — emissions?
- Australia ranks 10th and European Union (27) ranks 10th of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2). 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 from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.