Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Australia

Australia: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 0.2053 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.2053 kt
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
36th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.2536 kt
in 2008
All-time low
0.1243 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023

00.10.20.31990200620231990: 0.124 kt1991: 0.126 kt1992: 0.126 kt1993: 0.131 kt1994: 0.13 kt1995: 0.137 kt1996: 0.141 kt1997: 0.145 kt1998: 0.149 kt1999: 0.151 kt2000: 0.154 kt2001: 0.157 kt2002: 0.2 kt2003: 0.204 kt2004: 0.206 kt2005: 0.204 kt2006: 0.204 kt2007: 0.212 kt2008: 0.254 kt2009: 0.225 kt2010: 0.228 kt2011: 0.19 kt2012: 0.19 kt2013: 0.193 kt2014: 0.193 kt2015: 0.192 kt2016: 0.196 kt2017: 0.199 kt2018: 0.197 kt2019: 0.202 kt2020: 0.211 kt2021: 0.215 kt2022: 0.214 kt2023: 0.205 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food household consumption — emissions in Australia is 0.2053 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Australia peaked at 0.2536 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1243 kt, in 1990.

Australia ranks 36th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) in Australia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.1243 kt
1991 0.126 kt +1.4%
1992 0.1257 kt -0.2%
1993 0.1307 kt +4.0%
1994 0.1295 kt -0.9%
1995 0.137 kt +5.8%
1996 0.1413 kt +3.1%
1997 0.1448 kt +2.5%
1998 0.1491 kt +3.0%
1999 0.1506 kt +1.0%
2000 0.1538 kt +2.1%
2001 0.1569 kt +2.0%
2002 0.1995 kt +27.2%
2003 0.204 kt +2.3%
2004 0.206 kt +1.0%
2005 0.2043 kt -0.8%
2006 0.2044 kt +0.0%
2007 0.2121 kt +3.8%
2008 0.2536 kt +19.6%
2009 0.2251 kt -11.2%
2010 0.228 kt +1.3%
2011 0.1903 kt -16.5%
2012 0.1898 kt -0.3%
2013 0.1929 kt +1.6%
2014 0.1926 kt -0.2%
2015 0.1918 kt -0.4%
2016 0.1955 kt +1.9%
2017 0.1987 kt +1.6%
2018 0.1974 kt -0.7%
2019 0.2022 kt +2.4%
2020 0.2113 kt +4.5%
2021 0.2154 kt +1.9%
2022 0.2137 kt -0.8%
2023 0.2053 kt -3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1359 kt 0.1243 kt 0.1506 kt 10
2000s 0.202 kt 0.1538 kt 0.2536 kt 10
2010s 0.1979 kt 0.1898 kt 0.228 kt 10
2020s 0.2114 kt 0.2053 kt 0.2154 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 33 Tajikistan 0.2663 kt compare
  2. 34 Mongolia 0.2196 kt compare
  3. 35 Australia and New Zealand 0.2178 kt compare
  4. 37 Guatemala 0.2031 kt compare
  5. 38 Spain 0.1962 kt compare
  6. 39 Peru 0.1709 kt compare

See the full ranking of 254 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions in Australia?
Food household consumption — emissions in Australia was 0.2053 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2536 kt in 2008.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1243 kt in 1990.
How does Australia rank for food household consumption — emissions?
Australia ranks 36th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,241 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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