Agrifood systems — Emissions in Australia

Australia: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 57,497 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
57,497 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
25th
of 217 countries
All-time high
133,537 kt
in 2010
All-time low
55,154 kt
in 2014
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k1990200620231990: 100.8k kt1991: 100.9k kt1992: 101.1k kt1993: 102.2k kt1994: 103.0k kt1995: 104.8k kt1996: 107.8k kt1997: 109.3k kt1998: 112.1k kt1999: 112.4k kt2000: 113.3k kt2001: 124.6k kt2002: 125.4k kt2003: 125.5k kt2004: 125.9k kt2005: 126.9k kt2006: 126.6k kt2007: 128.1k kt2008: 129.0k kt2009: 132.8k kt2010: 133.5k kt2011: 59.0k kt2012: 57.1k kt2013: 56.4k kt2014: 55.2k kt2015: 56.0k kt2016: 65.3k kt2017: 69.0k kt2018: 69.4k kt2019: 67.1k kt2020: 66.0k kt2021: 59.1k kt2022: 57.5k kt2023: 57.5k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agrifood systems — emissions in Australia is 57,497 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in Australia peaked at 133,537 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 55,154 kt, in 2014.

That places Australia 25th out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 105,431 kt 100,811 kt 112,396 kt 10
2000s 125,815 kt 113,339 kt 132,750 kt 10
2010s 68,811 kt 55,154 kt 133,537 kt 10
2020s 60,019 kt 57,497 kt 65,962 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 22 Cameroon 64,232 kt compare
  2. 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 63,760 kt compare
  3. 24 Belarus, Republic of 59,268 kt compare
  4. 26 Nigeria 56,896 kt compare
  5. 27 Saudi Arabia 51,008 kt compare
  6. 28 France 49,916 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — emissions in Australia?
Agrifood systems — emissions in Australia was 57,497 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 133,537 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 55,154 kt in 2014.
How does Australia rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
Australia ranks 25th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 data points, 1990–2023
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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