Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia
Australia: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) was 5,363 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Australia stood at 5,363 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Australia peaked at 5,363 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,506 kt, in 1990.
Australia ranks 40th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,506 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3,638 kt | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 3,735 kt | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 3,858 kt | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 3,958 kt | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 4,301 kt | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 4,389 kt | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 4,511 kt | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 4,622 kt | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 4,575 kt | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 4,657 kt | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 4,680 kt | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 4,792 kt | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 4,845 kt | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 4,884 kt | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 4,954 kt | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 5,005 kt | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 5,050 kt | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 5,084 kt | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 5,112 kt | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 5,134 kt | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 5,165 kt | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 5,242 kt | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 5,340 kt | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 5,235 kt | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 5,139 kt | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 5,159 kt | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 5,177 kt | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 5,229 kt | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 5,273 kt | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 5,306 kt | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 5,314 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 5,337 kt | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 5,363 kt | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,109 kt | 3,506 kt | 4,622 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,906 kt | 4,657 kt | 5,112 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,209 kt | 5,134 kt | 5,340 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,330 kt | 5,306 kt | 5,363 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Australia?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Australia was 5,363 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,363 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,506 kt in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq)?
- Australia ranks 40th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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