Energy — Emissions Share in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Energy — Emissions Share was 4.11 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.11 %
Change on year
down 29.1%
World rank
151st
of 189 countries
All-time high
6.12 %
in 2016
All-time low
2.69 %
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Energy — Emissions Share in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2023

02461990200620231990: 2.7 %1991: 2.7 %1992: 3.1 %1993: 3.3 %1994: 3.5 %1995: 3.9 %1996: 4.5 %1997: 5.1 %1998: 5.6 %1999: 5.3 %2000: 3.4 %2001: 3.1 %2002: 3.5 %2003: 5.4 %2004: 4.6 %2005: 5.9 %2006: 4.5 %2007: 4.8 %2008: 5.9 %2009: 4.8 %2010: 5.9 %2011: 3.4 %2012: 3.5 %2013: 5.4 %2014: 4.7 %2015: 4.9 %2016: 6.1 %2017: 5 %2018: 5.1 %2019: 5.3 %2020: 6.1 %2021: 6 %2022: 5.8 %2023: 4.1 %

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

Analysis

In 2023, energy — emissions share in Australia and New Zealand stood at 4.11 %.

That represents a change of down 29.1% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions share in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 6.12 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.69 %, in 1990.

That places Australia and New Zealand 151st out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Energy — Emissions Share (N2O) in Australia and New Zealand, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 2.69 %
1991 2.71 % +0.7%
1992 3.07 % +13.3%
1993 3.28 % +6.8%
1994 3.48 % +6.1%
1995 3.91 % +12.4%
1996 4.53 % +15.9%
1997 5.11 % +12.8%
1998 5.58 % +9.2%
1999 5.26 % -5.7%
2000 3.35 % -36.3%
2001 3.14 % -6.3%
2002 3.5 % +11.5%
2003 5.38 % +53.7%
2004 4.57 % -15.1%
2005 5.87 % +28.4%
2006 4.53 % -22.8%
2007 4.84 % +6.8%
2008 5.91 % +22.1%
2009 4.8 % -18.8%
2010 5.87 % +22.3%
2011 3.37 % -42.6%
2012 3.55 % +5.3%
2013 5.42 % +52.7%
2014 4.67 % -13.8%
2015 4.93 % +5.6%
2016 6.12 % +24.1%
2017 5.01 % -18.1%
2018 5.13 % +2.4%
2019 5.34 % +4.1%
2020 6.12 % +14.6%
2021 5.96 % -2.6%
2022 5.8 % -2.7%
2023 4.11 % -29.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.96 % 2.69 % 5.58 % 10
2000s 4.59 % 3.14 % 5.91 % 10
2010s 4.94 % 3.37 % 6.12 % 10
2020s 5.5 % 4.11 % 6.12 % 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

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  4. 152 Somalia 4.1 % compare
  5. 153 Albania 4.02 % compare
  6. 154 Colombia 3.81 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions share in Australia and New Zealand?
Energy — emissions share in Australia and New Zealand was 4.11 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions share recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 6.12 % in 2016.
What is the lowest energy — emissions share recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 2.69 % in 1990.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for energy — emissions share?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 151st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions share rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. 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 Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 7,907 data points, 1990–2023
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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.