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 4.0%
World rank
40th
of 223 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: 0.129 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: 0.195 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

Australia recorded 0.2053 kt for food household consumption — emissions in 2023.

The figure is down 4.0% 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.

That places Australia 40th out of 223 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.

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. 37 Caribbean 0.2399 kt compare
  2. 38 Mongolia 0.2196 kt compare
  3. 39 Australia and New Zealand 0.2178 kt compare
  4. 41 Guatemala 0.2031 kt compare
  5. 42 Spain 0.1962 kt compare
  6. 43 Peru 0.1709 kt compare

See the full ranking of 261 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 40th out of 223 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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About this data

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.