Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 0.2178 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.2178 kt
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
35th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2651 kt
in 2008
All-time low
0.1344 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2023

00.10.20.31990200620231990: 0.187 kt1991: 0.134 kt1992: 0.134 kt1993: 0.139 kt1994: 0.138 kt1995: 0.146 kt1996: 0.151 kt1997: 0.156 kt1998: 0.16 kt1999: 0.162 kt2000: 0.166 kt2001: 0.17 kt2002: 0.211 kt2003: 0.216 kt2004: 0.219 kt2005: 0.216 kt2006: 0.216 kt2007: 0.224 kt2008: 0.265 kt2009: 0.237 kt2010: 0.24 kt2011: 0.202 kt2012: 0.202 kt2013: 0.204 kt2014: 0.204 kt2015: 0.203 kt2016: 0.207 kt2017: 0.21 kt2018: 0.209 kt2019: 0.214 kt2020: 0.224 kt2021: 0.228 kt2022: 0.226 kt2023: 0.218 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food household consumption — emissions in Australia and New Zealand stood at 0.2178 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 0.2651 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1344 kt, in 1991.

That places Australia and New Zealand 35th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) in Australia and New Zealand, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.1867 kt
1991 0.1344 kt -28.0%
1992 0.1344 kt +0.0%
1993 0.1393 kt +3.6%
1994 0.1384 kt -0.6%
1995 0.146 kt +5.5%
1996 0.1508 kt +3.2%
1997 0.1558 kt +3.4%
1998 0.16 kt +2.7%
1999 0.1619 kt +1.1%
2000 0.1657 kt +2.4%
2001 0.1698 kt +2.5%
2002 0.2114 kt +24.5%
2003 0.2162 kt +2.2%
2004 0.2185 kt +1.1%
2005 0.2156 kt -1.3%
2006 0.2163 kt +0.3%
2007 0.2236 kt +3.4%
2008 0.2651 kt +18.5%
2009 0.2373 kt -10.5%
2010 0.2401 kt +1.2%
2011 0.2022 kt -15.8%
2012 0.202 kt -0.1%
2013 0.2037 kt +0.8%
2014 0.2038 kt +0.0%
2015 0.2032 kt -0.3%
2016 0.2066 kt +1.7%
2017 0.2104 kt +1.8%
2018 0.2089 kt -0.7%
2019 0.2141 kt +2.5%
2020 0.2236 kt +4.5%
2021 0.2279 kt +1.9%
2022 0.2259 kt -0.9%
2023 0.2178 kt -3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1508 kt 0.1344 kt 0.1867 kt 10
2000s 0.214 kt 0.1657 kt 0.2651 kt 10
2010s 0.2095 kt 0.202 kt 0.2401 kt 10
2020s 0.2238 kt 0.2178 kt 0.2279 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 32 Philippines 0.3074 kt compare
  2. 33 Cabo Verde 0.0019 kt compare
  3. 33 Tajikistan 0.2663 kt compare
  4. 34 Mongolia 0.2196 kt compare
  5. 36 Australia 0.2053 kt compare
  6. 37 Guatemala 0.2031 kt compare
  7. 38 Spain 0.1962 kt compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions in Australia and New Zealand?
Food household consumption — emissions in Australia and New Zealand was 0.2178 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.2651 kt in 2008.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1344 kt in 1991.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for food household consumption — emissions?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 35th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 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
261 places, 8,371 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.