Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Australia

Australia: Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 15.26 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
15.26 %
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
71st
of 199 countries
All-time high
21.13 %
in 1990
All-time low
13.93 %
in 2010
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Australia, 1990–2023

051015201990200620231990: 21.1 %1991: 21 %1992: 20 %1993: 19.2 %1994: 19.6 %1995: 18.9 %1996: 18.8 %1997: 18.6 %1998: 18 %1999: 16.6 %2000: 16.8 %2001: 15.8 %2002: 15.5 %2003: 16.6 %2004: 15.9 %2005: 16.9 %2006: 15.2 %2007: 14.8 %2008: 14.5 %2009: 14.1 %2010: 13.9 %2011: 14.4 %2012: 14.6 %2013: 17.2 %2014: 16.6 %2015: 15.9 %2016: 15.4 %2017: 15 %2018: 14.9 %2019: 14.2 %2020: 14.6 %2021: 15.2 %2022: 15.1 %2023: 15.3 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, emissions from livestock — emissions share (co2eq) in Australia stood at 15.26 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions share (co2eq) in Australia peaked at 21.13 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.93 %, in 2010.

Australia ranks 71st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.19 % 16.64 % 21.13 % 10
2000s 15.6 % 14.12 % 16.88 % 10
2010s 15.21 % 13.93 % 17.16 % 10
2020s 15.01 % 14.56 % 15.26 % 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 68 Panama 15.5 % compare
  2. 69 El Salvador 15.41 % compare
  3. 70 Georgia 15.38 % compare
  4. 72 Nigeria 14.98 % compare
  5. 73 Dominica 14.9 % compare
  6. 74 Myanmar 14.85 % compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

More climate change data for Australia

All data for Australia →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions from livestock — emissions share (co2eq) in Australia?
Emissions from livestock — emissions share (co2eq) in Australia was 15.26 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 21.13 % in 1990.
What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 13.93 % in 2010.
How does Australia rank for emissions from livestock — emissions share (co2eq)?
Australia ranks 71st out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is emissions from livestock — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Australia. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 15 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/emissions-from-livestock-emissions-share-co2eq-ar5/australia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/emissions-from-livestock-emissions-share-co2eq-ar5/australia/">Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Australia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 7,717 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.