Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CH4) (CH4) in Australia
Australia: Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CH4) (CH4) was 5.26 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Australia recorded 5.26 kt for energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Australia peaked at 7.06 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.26 kt, in 2023.
Australia ranks 18th of 242 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CH4) (CH4) in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.57 kt | — |
| 1991 | 5.71 kt | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 5.57 kt | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 5.64 kt | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 5.96 kt | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 5.93 kt | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 6.73 kt | +13.5% |
| 1997 | 7 kt | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 6.88 kt | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 6.94 kt | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 7.06 kt | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 7.04 kt | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 5.53 kt | -21.4% |
| 2003 | 6.06 kt | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 6.12 kt | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 6.09 kt | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 6.2 kt | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 6.16 kt | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.49 kt | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 6.72 kt | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 6.69 kt | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 6.19 kt | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 5.49 kt | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 5.6 kt | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 5.43 kt | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 5.33 kt | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 5.38 kt | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 6.19 kt | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 5.99 kt | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 6.07 kt | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.69 kt | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 5.5 kt | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 5.27 kt | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 5.26 kt | -0.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 5.26 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1299 kt, 40.5× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Australia's 5.26 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0174 kt, 302.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.19 kt | 5.57 kt | 7 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.35 kt | 5.53 kt | 7.06 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.84 kt | 5.33 kt | 6.69 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.43 kt | 5.26 kt | 5.69 kt | 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 energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Australia?
- Energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Australia was 5.26 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.06 kt in 2000.
- What is the lowest energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.26 kt in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions?
- Australia ranks 18th out of 242 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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 Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.