Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia
Australia: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1,565 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia, 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 is 1,565 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Australia peaked at 1,565 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,001 kt, in 1990.
That places Australia 46th out of 217 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,043 kt | 1,001 kt | 1,087 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,174 kt | 1,100 kt | 1,257 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,402 kt | 1,279 kt | 1,525 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,551 kt | 1,541 kt | 1,565 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 domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Australia?
- Domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Australia was 1,565 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,565 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,001 kt in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq)?
- Australia ranks 46th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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 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.