Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions in Australia

Australia: Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions was 1.45 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.45 kt
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
28th
of 222 countries
All-time high
1.56 kt
in 2018
All-time low
1.07 kt
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023

00.511.51990200620231990: 1.1 kt1991: 1.1 kt1992: 1.1 kt1993: 1.1 kt1994: 1.1 kt1995: 1.2 kt1996: 1.2 kt1997: 1.3 kt1998: 1.3 kt1999: 1.3 kt2000: 1.4 kt2001: 1.3 kt2002: 1.4 kt2003: 1.3 kt2004: 1.3 kt2005: 1.4 kt2006: 1.3 kt2007: 1.4 kt2008: 1.4 kt2009: 1.5 kt2010: 1.5 kt2011: 1.4 kt2012: 1.4 kt2013: 1.4 kt2014: 1.4 kt2015: 1.4 kt2016: 1.4 kt2017: 1.6 kt2018: 1.6 kt2019: 1.5 kt2020: 1.5 kt2021: 1.5 kt2022: 1.4 kt2023: 1.4 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Australia is 1.45 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Australia peaked at 1.56 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.07 kt, in 1992.

Australia ranks 28th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (N2O) in Australia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1.11 kt —
1991 1.08 kt -2.4%
1992 1.07 kt -1.0%
1993 1.1 kt +2.7%
1994 1.12 kt +1.9%
1995 1.15 kt +2.9%
1996 1.24 kt +7.1%
1997 1.27 kt +2.6%
1998 1.3 kt +2.8%
1999 1.33 kt +1.8%
2000 1.35 kt +2.1%
2001 1.32 kt -2.1%
2002 1.35 kt +2.3%
2003 1.29 kt -4.8%
2004 1.34 kt +4.0%
2005 1.35 kt +0.8%
2006 1.34 kt -0.5%
2007 1.38 kt +2.5%
2008 1.42 kt +3.5%
2009 1.5 kt +4.9%
2010 1.49 kt -0.3%
2011 1.41 kt -5.5%
2012 1.39 kt -1.2%
2013 1.4 kt +0.7%
2014 1.36 kt -2.9%
2015 1.4 kt +2.6%
2016 1.41 kt +0.7%
2017 1.56 kt +11.0%
2018 1.56 kt +0.0%
2019 1.55 kt -1.0%
2020 1.47 kt -4.7%
2021 1.48 kt +0.3%
2022 1.44 kt -2.2%
2023 1.45 kt +0.0%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 1.45 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0554 kt, 26.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 1.45 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0077 kt, 188.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.18 kt 1.07 kt 1.33 kt 10
2000s 1.37 kt 1.29 kt 1.5 kt 10
2010s 1.45 kt 1.36 kt 1.56 kt 10
2020s 1.46 kt 1.44 kt 1.48 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 25 Australia and New Zealand 1.59 kt compare
  2. 26 Thailand 1.56 kt compare
  3. 26 Caribbean 3.21 kt compare
  4. 27 Germany 1.53 kt compare
  5. 29 Saudi Arabia 1.35 kt compare
  6. 30 Algeria 1.31 kt compare
  7. 31 France 1.23 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Australia?
Energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Australia was 1.45 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 1.56 kt in 2018.
What is the lowest energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.07 kt in 1992.
How does Australia rank for energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions?
Australia ranks 28th out of 222 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 up 3.1%. 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 Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 8,972 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.