Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) (Food CO2eq AR5) in Australia
Australia: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) (Food CO2eq AR5) was 12,376 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Australia is 12,376 kt, measured in 2023.
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 19th of 232 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) (AR5) (Food CO2eq AR5) in Australia, year by year
| 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% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 12,376 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 225.6 kt, 54.9× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Australia's 12,376 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 43.97 kt, 281.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 16 China, Taiwan Province of 14,987 kt compare
- 17 Thailand 14,222 kt compare
- 18 Australia and New Zealand 12,664 kt compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 12,210 kt compare
- 21 Morocco 10,680 kt compare
- 22 Republic of Korea 9,939 kt compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
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 19th out of 232 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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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.