Australia vs United Kingdom: Food Retail — Emissions

Australia
3,939 kt
in 2023
United Kingdom
4,262 kt
in 2023
Australia rank
22nd
United Kingdom rank
19th

Food Retail — Emissions over time

  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199020062023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 4,262 kt against 3,939 kt in Australia, a difference of 323 kt.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Australia ranks 22nd and United Kingdom ranks 19th of 222 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 2,527 kt 7,812 kt 5,285 kt United Kingdom
2000s 4,032 kt 7,749 kt 3,716 kt United Kingdom
2010s 4,397 kt 5,983 kt 1,585 kt United Kingdom
2020s 3,952 kt 3,800 kt 151.78 kt Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions, Australia or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 4,262 kt against 3,939 kt in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions between Australia and United Kingdom?
323 kt, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for food retail — emissions?
Australia ranks 22nd and United Kingdom ranks 19th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 7,872 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf