Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia
Australia: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 17th of 213 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
| 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
- 14 China, Taiwan Province of 14,987 kt compare
- 14 United Republic of Tanzania 269.11 kt compare
- 15 Thailand 14,222 kt compare
- 15 Melanesia 108.33 kt compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 36.88 kt compare
- 16 Australia and New Zealand 12,664 kt compare
- 17 Polynesia 16.15 kt compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 12,210 kt compare
- 18 Micronesia 11.8 kt compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2.11 kt compare
- 19 Morocco 10,680 kt compare
- 20 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.13 kt compare
- 20 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 17th out of 213 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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About this data
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.