Energy — Emissions in Australia
Australia: Energy — Emissions was 16.3 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy — emissions in Australia is 16.3 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Australia peaked at 19.2 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.35 kt, in 1961.
Australia ranks 14th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.76 kt | 3.35 kt | 4.12 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.13 kt | 4.43 kt | 5.91 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.97 kt | 6.18 kt | 7.93 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.08 kt | 8.04 kt | 19.2 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.06 kt | 12.3 kt | 15.2 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.78 kt | 13.3 kt | 16.2 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.75 kt | 15.3 kt | 16.3 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 11 Philippines 19 kt compare
- 12 Republic of Korea 17.9 kt compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 17.61 kt compare
- 15 Germany 15.7 kt compare
- 16 Canada 15 kt compare
- 17 Poland, Republic of 14.3 kt compare
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 energy — emissions in Australia?
- Energy — emissions in Australia was 16.3 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2 kt in 1999.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.35 kt in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for energy — emissions?
- Australia ranks 14th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 Energy — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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