Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 12,528 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12,528 kt
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
16th
of 208 countries
All-time high
12,600 kt
in 2022
All-time low
8,018 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 8.0k kt1991: 8.2k kt1992: 8.3k kt1993: 8.4k kt1994: 8.3k kt1995: 8.7k kt1996: 9.1k kt1997: 9.5k kt1998: 10.2k kt1999: 10.3k kt2000: 10.4k kt2001: 10.3k kt2002: 11.1k kt2003: 10.9k kt2004: 11.2k kt2005: 11.2k kt2006: 11.2k kt2007: 11.3k kt2008: 11.5k kt2009: 12.3k kt2010: 11.7k kt2011: 11.7k kt2012: 11.7k kt2013: 11.3k kt2014: 10.7k kt2015: 10.8k kt2016: 11.2k kt2017: 11.5k kt2018: 11.0k kt2019: 11.1k kt2020: 11.7k kt2021: 12.1k kt2022: 12.6k kt2023: 12.5k 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 12,528 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 12,600 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8,018 kt, in 1990.

That places Australia and New Zealand 16th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2) in Australia and New Zealand, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 8,018 kt
1991 8,176 kt +2.0%
1992 8,302 kt +1.5%
1993 8,407 kt +1.3%
1994 8,304 kt -1.2%
1995 8,699 kt +4.8%
1996 9,135 kt +5.0%
1997 9,515 kt +4.2%
1998 10,226 kt +7.5%
1999 10,284 kt +0.6%
2000 10,442 kt +1.5%
2001 10,322 kt -1.1%
2002 11,100 kt +7.5%
2003 10,945 kt -1.4%
2004 11,211 kt +2.4%
2005 11,208 kt -0.0%
2006 11,212 kt +0.0%
2007 11,341 kt +1.2%
2008 11,484 kt +1.3%
2009 12,283 kt +7.0%
2010 11,697 kt -4.8%
2011 11,682 kt -0.1%
2012 11,712 kt +0.3%
2013 11,299 kt -3.5%
2014 10,696 kt -5.3%
2015 10,831 kt +1.3%
2016 11,218 kt +3.6%
2017 11,490 kt +2.4%
2018 11,028 kt -4.0%
2019 11,110 kt +0.7%
2020 11,683 kt +5.2%
2021 12,104 kt +3.6%
2022 12,600 kt +4.1%
2023 12,528 kt -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,907 kt 8,018 kt 10,284 kt 10
2000s 11,155 kt 10,322 kt 12,283 kt 10
2010s 11,276 kt 10,696 kt 11,712 kt 10
2020s 12,229 kt 11,683 kt 12,600 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 13 Mexico 15,008 kt compare
  2. 14 China, Taiwan Province of 14,933 kt compare
  3. 15 Thailand 14,102 kt compare
  4. 16 Timor-Leste 36.72 kt compare
  5. 17 Australia 12,270 kt compare
  6. 18 Saudi Arabia 12,180 kt compare
  7. 19 Morocco 10,642 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 12,528 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 12,600 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 8,018 kt in 1990.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for food household consumption — emissions?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 16th 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 10.9%. 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 (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
261 places, 8,371 data points, 1990–2023
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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.