Energy — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Energy — Emissions was 396,200 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
396,200 kt
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
16th
of 200 countries
All-time high
421,300 kt
in 2009
All-time low
105,900 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2023

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for energy — emissions in Australia and New Zealand is 396,200 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 421,300 kt in 2009 and was at its lowest, 105,900 kt, in 1961.

That places Australia and New Zealand 16th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Energy — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (CO2) in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 105,900 kt
1962 110,000 kt +3.9%
1963 117,000 kt +6.4%
1964 126,800 kt +8.4%
1965 139,400 kt +9.9%
1966 139,700 kt +0.2%
1967 148,400 kt +6.2%
1968 154,300 kt +4.0%
1969 163,100 kt +5.7%
1970 169,000 kt +3.6%
1971 174,700 kt +3.4%
1972 180,800 kt +3.5%
1973 195,800 kt +8.3%
1974 192,300 kt -1.8%
1975 195,800 kt +1.8%
1976 194,700 kt -0.6%
1977 208,800 kt +7.2%
1978 222,700 kt +6.7%
1979 223,200 kt +0.2%
1980 240,000 kt +7.5%
1981 249,300 kt +3.9%
1982 255,000 kt +2.3%
1983 244,700 kt -4.0%
1984 256,900 kt +5.0%
1985 265,900 kt +3.5%
1986 265,500 kt -0.2%
1987 283,500 kt +6.8%
1988 288,900 kt +1.9%
1989 305,000 kt +5.6%
1990 288,500 kt -5.4%
1991 287,200 kt -0.5%
1992 295,300 kt +2.8%
1993 305,800 kt +3.6%
1994 304,600 kt -0.4%
1995 309,100 kt +1.5%
1996 330,700 kt +7.0%
1997 337,600 kt +2.1%
1998 346,000 kt +2.5%
1999 356,500 kt +3.0%
2000 360,900 kt +1.2%
2001 357,200 kt -1.0%
2002 373,100 kt +4.5%
2003 367,900 kt -1.4%
2004 375,400 kt +2.0%
2005 382,000 kt +1.8%
2006 395,300 kt +3.5%
2007 400,400 kt +1.3%
2008 415,000 kt +3.6%
2009 421,300 kt +1.5%
2010 420,700 kt -0.1%
2011 418,400 kt -0.5%
2012 415,300 kt -0.7%
2013 406,800 kt -2.0%
2014 399,100 kt -1.9%
2015 401,000 kt +0.5%
2016 400,600 kt -0.1%
2017 404,000 kt +0.8%
2018 403,500 kt -0.1%
2019 404,700 kt +0.3%
2020 400,200 kt -1.1%
2021 392,900 kt -1.8%
2022 398,000 kt +1.3%
2023 396,200 kt -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 133,844 kt 105,900 kt 163,100 kt 9
1970s 195,780 kt 169,000 kt 223,200 kt 10
1980s 265,470 kt 240,000 kt 305,000 kt 10
1990s 316,130 kt 287,200 kt 356,500 kt 10
2000s 384,850 kt 357,200 kt 421,300 kt 10
2010s 407,410 kt 399,100 kt 420,700 kt 10
2020s 396,825 kt 392,900 kt 400,200 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 13 Mexico 482,000 kt compare
  2. 13 United Republic of Tanzania 12,700 kt compare
  3. 14 South Africa 428,000 kt compare
  4. 14 Melanesia 9,547 kt compare
  5. 15 Brazil 420,000 kt compare
  6. 15 Republic of Moldova 5,120 kt compare
  7. 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,370 kt compare
  8. 17 Australia 364,000 kt compare
  9. 17 Timor-Leste 743 kt compare
  10. 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 303,000 kt compare
  11. 18 Micronesia 642.9 kt compare
  12. 19 Malaysia 290,000 kt compare
  13. 19 Polynesia 524.86 kt compare

See the full ranking of 252 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions in Australia and New Zealand?
Energy — emissions in Australia and New Zealand was 396,200 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 421,300 kt in 2009.
What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 105,900 kt in 1961.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for energy — emissions?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 16th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,511 data points, 1961–2023
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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