Australia vs Western Europe: Food Retail — Emissions
Food Retail — Emissions over time
- Australia
- Western Europe
How they compare
Western Europe currently reports 16,787 kt against 3,939 kt in Australia, a difference of 12,848 kt.
That makes Western Europe's figure about 4.3 times Australia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Western Europe has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 16th and Western Europe ranks 17th of 190 countries.
Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,527 kt | 19,937 kt | 17,410 kt | Western Europe |
| 2000s | 4,032 kt | 24,702 kt | 20,669 kt | Western Europe |
| 2010s | 4,397 kt | 22,689 kt | 18,291 kt | Western Europe |
| 2020s | 3,952 kt | 17,838 kt | 13,886 kt | Western Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions, Australia or Western Europe?
- Western Europe, at 16,787 kt against 3,939 kt in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions between Australia and Western Europe?
- 12,848 kt, with Western Europe 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 food retail — emissions?
- Australia ranks 16th and Western Europe ranks 17th of 190 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
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