Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia

Australia: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) was 12,376 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12,376 kt
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
17th
of 207 countries
All-time high
12,455 kt
in 2022
All-time low
7,891 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia, 1990–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1990200620231990: 7.9k kt1991: 8.1k kt1992: 8.1k kt1993: 8.3k kt1994: 8.2k kt1995: 8.6k kt1996: 9.0k kt1997: 9.3k kt1998: 10.0k kt1999: 10.0k kt2000: 10.2k kt2001: 10.0k kt2002: 10.8k kt2003: 10.6k kt2004: 10.9k kt2005: 10.9k kt2006: 10.9k kt2007: 11.1k kt2008: 11.2k kt2009: 12.1k kt2010: 11.5k kt2011: 11.5k kt2012: 11.5k kt2013: 11.1k kt2014: 10.6k kt2015: 10.7k kt2016: 11.1k kt2017: 11.4k kt2018: 10.9k kt2019: 11.0k kt2020: 11.5k kt2021: 11.9k kt2022: 12.5k kt2023: 12.4k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Australia stood at 12,376 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 (co2eq) in Australia peaked at 12,455 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7,891 kt, in 1990.

Australia ranks 17th of 207 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 (CO2eq) in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Australia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 7,891 kt
1991 8,061 kt +2.2%
1992 8,143 kt +1.0%
1993 8,283 kt +1.7%
1994 8,166 kt -1.4%
1995 8,575 kt +5.0%
1996 8,977 kt +4.7%
1997 9,282 kt +3.4%
1998 10,025 kt +8.0%
1999 10,037 kt +0.1%
2000 10,208 kt +1.7%
2001 10,002 kt -2.0%
2002 10,849 kt +8.5%
2003 10,635 kt -2.0%
2004 10,928 kt +2.8%
2005 10,908 kt -0.2%
2006 10,903 kt -0.0%
2007 11,080 kt +1.6%
2008 11,199 kt +1.1%
2009 12,059 kt +7.7%
2010 11,505 kt -4.6%
2011 11,511 kt +0.1%
2012 11,502 kt -0.1%
2013 11,120 kt -3.3%
2014 10,559 kt -5.0%
2015 10,699 kt +1.3%
2016 11,127 kt +4.0%
2017 11,370 kt +2.2%
2018 10,911 kt -4.0%
2019 10,970 kt +0.5%
2020 11,536 kt +5.2%
2021 11,950 kt +3.6%
2022 12,455 kt +4.2%
2023 12,376 kt -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,744 kt 7,891 kt 10,037 kt 10
2000s 10,877 kt 10,002 kt 12,059 kt 10
2010s 11,128 kt 10,559 kt 11,511 kt 10
2020s 12,079 kt 11,536 kt 12,455 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 14 China, Taiwan Province of 14,987 kt compare
  2. 15 Thailand 14,222 kt compare
  3. 16 Timor-Leste 36.88 kt compare
  4. 16 Australia and New Zealand 12,664 kt compare
  5. 18 Saudi Arabia 12,210 kt compare
  6. 19 Morocco 10,680 kt compare
  7. 20 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.13 kt compare
  8. 20 Republic of Korea 9,939 kt compare

See the full ranking of 259 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Australia?
Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Australia was 12,376 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 12,455 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 7,891 kt in 1990.
How does Australia rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq)?
Australia ranks 17th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
259 places, 8,609 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