Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia

Australia: Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) was 226,906 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
226,906 kt
Change on year
up 57.0%
World rank
9th
of 217 countries
All-time high
243,146 kt
in 2001
All-time low
119,634 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia, 1990–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1990200620231990: 188.0k kt1991: 186.7k kt1992: 182.6k kt1993: 180.1k kt1994: 183.0k kt1995: 178.6k kt1996: 169.5k kt1997: 169.2k kt1998: 175.8k kt1999: 207.5k kt2000: 225.0k kt2001: 243.1k kt2002: 228.9k kt2003: 152.8k kt2004: 195.6k kt2005: 153.9k kt2006: 189.8k kt2007: 180.8k kt2008: 147.5k kt2009: 155.0k kt2010: 130.4k kt2011: 232.4k kt2012: 233.0k kt2013: 153.3k kt2014: 175.4k kt2015: 166.9k kt2016: 135.1k kt2017: 178.6k kt2018: 176.6k kt2019: 142.4k kt2020: 119.6k kt2021: 141.2k kt2022: 144.5k kt2023: 226.9k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for farm gate — emissions (co2eq) in Australia is 226,906 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 57.0% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions (co2eq) in Australia peaked at 243,146 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 119,634 kt, in 2020.

That places Australia 9th out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 182,105 kt 169,221 kt 207,489 kt 10
2000s 187,229 kt 147,511 kt 243,146 kt 10
2010s 172,405 kt 130,387 kt 232,961 kt 10
2020s 158,076 kt 119,634 kt 226,906 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 6 Indonesia 397,368 kt compare
  2. 7 Australia and New Zealand 271,824 kt compare
  3. 8 Pakistan 236,940 kt compare
  4. 10 Russian Federation 192,292 kt compare
  5. 11 Argentina 150,931 kt compare
  6. 12 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 142,260 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is farm gate — emissions (co2eq) in Australia?
Farm gate — emissions (co2eq) in Australia was 226,906 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest farm gate — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 243,146 kt in 2001.
What is the lowest farm gate — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 119,634 kt in 2020.
How does Australia rank for farm gate — emissions (co2eq)?
Australia ranks 9th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
Is farm gate — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. 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 Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 data points, 1990–2023
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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