Australia vs Western Europe: Food Transport — Emissions

Australia
9,115 kt
in 2023
Western Europe
28,318 kt
in 2023
Australia rank
16th
Western Europe rank
18th

Food Transport — Emissions over time

  • Australia
  • Western Europe
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k199020062023

How they compare

Western Europe currently reports 28,318 kt against 9,115 kt in Australia, a difference of 19,203 kt.

That makes Western Europe's figure about 3.1 times Australia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Western Europe has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 16th and Western Europe ranks 18th of 207 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 6,749 kt 25,047 kt 18,298 kt Western Europe
2000s 8,064 kt 29,922 kt 21,858 kt Western Europe
2010s 9,288 kt 30,301 kt 21,012 kt Western Europe
2020s 9,129 kt 27,958 kt 18,829 kt Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions, Australia or Western Europe?
Western Europe, at 28,318 kt against 9,115 kt in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions between Australia and Western Europe?
19,203 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 transport — emissions?
Australia ranks 16th and Western Europe ranks 18th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — 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 Transport — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 8,556 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