Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Australia

Australia: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 12,270 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12,270 kt
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
17th
of 202 countries
All-time high
12,349 kt
in 2022
All-time low
7,816 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1990200620231990: 7.8k kt1991: 8.0k kt1992: 8.1k kt1993: 8.2k kt1994: 8.1k kt1995: 8.5k kt1996: 8.9k kt1997: 9.2k kt1998: 10.0k kt1999: 10.0k kt2000: 10.1k kt2001: 9.9k kt2002: 10.8k kt2003: 10.5k kt2004: 10.8k kt2005: 10.8k kt2006: 10.8k kt2007: 11.0k kt2008: 11.1k kt2009: 12.0k kt2010: 11.4k kt2011: 11.4k kt2012: 11.4k kt2013: 11.0k kt2014: 10.4k kt2015: 10.6k kt2016: 11.0k kt2017: 11.3k kt2018: 10.8k kt2019: 10.9k kt2020: 11.4k kt2021: 11.8k kt2022: 12.3k kt2023: 12.3k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food household consumption — emissions in Australia stood at 12,270 kt.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Australia peaked at 12,349 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7,816 kt, in 1990.

Australia ranks 17th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 (CO2) in Australia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 7,816 kt
1991 7,985 kt +2.2%
1992 8,066 kt +1.0%
1993 8,205 kt +1.7%
1994 8,127 kt -0.9%
1995 8,531 kt +5.0%
1996 8,928 kt +4.7%
1997 9,228 kt +3.4%
1998 9,965 kt +8.0%
1999 9,970 kt +0.1%
2000 10,133 kt +1.6%
2001 9,942 kt -1.9%
2002 10,768 kt +8.3%
2003 10,548 kt -2.0%
2004 10,835 kt +2.7%
2005 10,812 kt -0.2%
2006 10,808 kt -0.0%
2007 10,981 kt +1.6%
2008 11,096 kt +1.0%
2009 11,952 kt +7.7%
2010 11,400 kt -4.6%
2011 11,408 kt +0.1%
2012 11,398 kt -0.1%
2013 11,021 kt -3.3%
2014 10,447 kt -5.2%
2015 10,589 kt +1.4%
2016 11,011 kt +4.0%
2017 11,258 kt +2.2%
2018 10,807 kt -4.0%
2019 10,864 kt +0.5%
2020 11,430 kt +5.2%
2021 11,845 kt +3.6%
2022 12,349 kt +4.2%
2023 12,270 kt -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,682 kt 7,816 kt 9,970 kt 10
2000s 10,787 kt 9,942 kt 11,952 kt 10
2010s 11,020 kt 10,447 kt 11,408 kt 10
2020s 11,974 kt 11,430 kt 12,349 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 14 China, Taiwan Province of 14,933 kt compare
  2. 15 Thailand 14,102 kt compare
  3. 16 Australia and New Zealand 12,528 kt compare
  4. 18 Saudi Arabia 12,180 kt compare
  5. 19 Morocco 10,642 kt compare
  6. 20 Republic of Korea 9,902 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 12,270 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 12,349 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 7,816 kt in 1990.
How does Australia rank for food household consumption — emissions?
Australia ranks 17th 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 11.3%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2)
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
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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