Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2), per capita (capita CO2) in Australia
Australia: Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2), per capita (capita CO2) was 0.0022 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agrifood systems — emissions (co2), per capita in Australia stood at 0.0022 kt per person. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions (co2), per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0065 kt per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 kt per person, in 2023.
Australia ranks 33rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2), per capita (capita CO2) in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0059 kt per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0058 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0058 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0058 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0058 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0058 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0059 kt per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0059 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.006 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.006 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.006 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0065 kt per person | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0064 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0064 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0063 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0063 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0062 kt per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0062 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0061 kt per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0061 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0061 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 kt per person | -56.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 kt per person | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 kt per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 kt per person | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 kt per person | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 kt per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 kt per person | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 kt per person | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 kt per person | -2.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0022 kt per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.001 kt per person, 2.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0022 kt per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0007 kt per person, 2.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2), per capita (capita CO2) in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -56.5% | 0.0061 kt per person | 0.0026 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0059 kt per person | 0.0058 kt per person | 0.006 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0062 kt per person | 0.006 kt per person | 0.0065 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 kt per person | 0.0023 kt per person | 0.0061 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 kt per person | 0.0022 kt per person | 0.0026 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems — emissions (co2), per capita in Australia?
- Agrifood systems — emissions (co2), per capita in Australia was 0.0022 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0065 kt per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 kt per person in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for agrifood systems — emissions (co2), per capita?
- Australia ranks 33rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems — emissions (co2), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agrifood systems — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.