Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Australia
Australia: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 4,837 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 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) from ch4 in Australia stood at 4,837 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Australia peaked at 4,866 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3,122 kt, in 1990.
Australia ranks 41st of 215 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) from CH4 in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,122 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3,256 kt | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 3,354 kt | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 3,477 kt | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 3,572 kt | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 3,906 kt | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 3,994 kt | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 4,115 kt | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 4,227 kt | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 4,177 kt | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 4,255 kt | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 4,275 kt | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 4,375 kt | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 4,414 kt | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 4,468 kt | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 4,527 kt | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 4,574 kt | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 4,605 kt | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4,638 kt | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 4,669 kt | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 4,685 kt | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 4,706 kt | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 4,781 kt | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 4,866 kt | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 4,736 kt | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 4,636 kt | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 4,650 kt | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 4,671 kt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 4,715 kt | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 4,745 kt | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 4,768 kt | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 4,791 kt | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 4,814 kt | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 4,837 kt | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,720 kt | 3,122 kt | 4,227 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,480 kt | 4,255 kt | 4,669 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,719 kt | 4,636 kt | 4,866 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,802 kt | 4,768 kt | 4,837 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) from ch4 in Australia?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Australia was 4,837 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,866 kt in 2013.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,122 kt in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Australia ranks 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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) from CH4 (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