Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Australia
Australia: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0038 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq), per capita in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq), per capita in Australia is 0.0038 kt per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq), per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0098 kt per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 kt per person, in 2020.
That places Australia 6th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0096 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0097 kt per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0097 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0098 kt per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0097 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0089 kt per person | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0091 kt per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0092 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0095 kt per person | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0097 kt per person | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0097 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0097 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0093 kt per person | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0094 kt per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0098 kt per person | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0097 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.009 kt per person | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0084 kt per person | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.008 kt per person | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0078 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0075 kt per person | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0073 kt per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0068 kt per person | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0068 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.007 kt per person | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.007 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0067 kt per person | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0067 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0068 kt per person | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.007 kt per person | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0068 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0065 kt per person | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0063 kt per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0063 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.006 kt per person | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.006 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.006 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0059 kt per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0058 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0059 kt per person | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0057 kt per person | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0056 kt per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0053 kt per person | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0053 kt per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0051 kt per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0049 kt per person | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0046 kt per person | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0045 kt per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0042 kt per person | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0044 kt per person | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0043 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0044 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 kt per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.004 kt per person | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 kt per person | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 kt per person | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 kt per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0034 kt per person | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0032 kt per person | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 kt per person | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0034 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 kt per person | +12.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0038 kt per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0005 kt per person, 7.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0038 kt per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0003 kt per person, 14.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0095 kt per person | 0.0089 kt per person | 0.0098 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0093 kt per person | 0.008 kt per person | 0.0098 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.007 kt per person | 0.0067 kt per person | 0.0078 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0063 kt per person | 0.0058 kt per person | 0.007 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0052 kt per person | 0.0045 kt per person | 0.0059 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 kt per person | 0.0034 kt per person | 0.0044 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 kt per person | 0.0032 kt per person | 0.0038 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 emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq), per capita in Australia?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq), per capita in Australia was 0.0038 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0098 kt per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 kt per person in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq), per capita?
- Australia ranks 6th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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 Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 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
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.