Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1,865 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Australia and New Zealand is 1,865 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 1,865 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,196 kt, in 1990.
That places Australia and New Zealand 34th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,196 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,206 kt | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1,215 kt | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1,227 kt | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1,242 kt | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1,266 kt | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1,274 kt | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1,284 kt | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1,291 kt | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1,304 kt | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1,315 kt | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1,331 kt | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1,356 kt | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1,385 kt | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1,384 kt | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,408 kt | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1,428 kt | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1,460 kt | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1,482 kt | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1,500 kt | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1,523 kt | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1,555 kt | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1,570 kt | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,600 kt | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1,666 kt | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 1,693 kt | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1,726 kt | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1,744 kt | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1,777 kt | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1,812 kt | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1,836 kt | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1,833 kt | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,848 kt | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1,865 kt | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,250 kt | 1,196 kt | 1,304 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,405 kt | 1,315 kt | 1,500 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,667 kt | 1,523 kt | 1,812 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,845 kt | 1,833 kt | 1,865 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More climate change data for Australia and New Zealand
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 164,901 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 46,145 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 118,756 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 174.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,241 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,657 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,510 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 43.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.94 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Australia and New Zealand?
- Domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Australia and New Zealand was 1,865 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1,865 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,196 kt in 1990.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq)?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 34th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.