Food Household Consumption: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square in Australia

Australia: Food Household Consumption: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square was 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0016 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
140th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0016 kt per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.001 kt per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in Australia, 1990–2023

00.0010.0010.0021990200620231990: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.002 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Australia stood at 0.0016 kt per square kilometre.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Australia peaked at 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.001 kt per square kilometre, in 1990.

That places Australia 140th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Food Household Consumption: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Australia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.001 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.001 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
1992 0.0011 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
1993 0.0011 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
1994 0.0011 kt per square kilometre -1.4%
1995 0.0011 kt per square kilometre +5.0%
1996 0.0012 kt per square kilometre +4.7%
1997 0.0012 kt per square kilometre +3.4%
1998 0.0013 kt per square kilometre +8.0%
1999 0.0013 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2000 0.0013 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
2001 0.0013 kt per square kilometre -2.0%
2002 0.0014 kt per square kilometre +8.5%
2003 0.0014 kt per square kilometre -2.0%
2004 0.0014 kt per square kilometre +2.8%
2005 0.0014 kt per square kilometre -0.2%
2006 0.0014 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
2007 0.0014 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
2008 0.0015 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
2009 0.0016 kt per square kilometre +7.7%
2010 0.0015 kt per square kilometre -4.6%
2011 0.0015 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2012 0.0015 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
2013 0.0014 kt per square kilometre -3.3%
2014 0.0014 kt per square kilometre -5.0%
2015 0.0014 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
2016 0.0014 kt per square kilometre +3.9%
2017 0.0015 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
2018 0.0014 kt per square kilometre -4.0%
2019 0.0014 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
2020 0.0015 kt per square kilometre +5.2%
2021 0.0016 kt per square kilometre +3.6%
2022 0.0016 kt per square kilometre +4.2%
2023 0.0016 kt per square kilometre -0.6%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 0.0016 kt per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0101 kt per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 0.0016 kt per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0026 kt per square kilometre, 62% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 137 Peru 0.0018 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 138 Latvia 0.0018 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 139 Comoros 0.0017 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 141 Turkmenistan 0.0016 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 142 French Polynesia 0.0015 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 143 Kiribati 0.0015 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Australia?
Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Australia was 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in 2022.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.001 kt per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Australia rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square?
Australia ranks 140th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 6,515 data points, 1990–2023
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Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.