Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Australia

Australia: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 0.1693 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1693 kt
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
11th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.171 kt
in 2009
All-time low
0.1178 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023

00.050.10.151990200620231990: 0.118 kt1991: 0.12 kt1992: 0.123 kt1993: 0.124 kt1994: 0.124 kt1995: 0.129 kt1996: 0.136 kt1997: 0.141 kt1998: 0.153 kt1999: 0.153 kt2000: 0.153 kt2001: 0.149 kt2002: 0.155 kt2003: 0.16 kt2004: 0.162 kt2005: 0.162 kt2006: 0.162 kt2007: 0.161 kt2008: 0.168 kt2009: 0.171 kt2010: 0.16 kt2011: 0.157 kt2012: 0.156 kt2013: 0.152 kt2014: 0.14 kt2015: 0.143 kt2016: 0.148 kt2017: 0.155 kt2018: 0.146 kt2019: 0.146 kt2020: 0.154 kt2021: 0.16 kt2022: 0.169 kt2023: 0.169 kt

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

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.1693 kt for food household consumption — emissions in 2023.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Australia peaked at 0.171 kt in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1178 kt, in 1990.

That places Australia 11th 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, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (N2O) in Australia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.1178 kt —
1991 0.1199 kt +1.8%
1992 0.1235 kt +3.0%
1993 0.1242 kt +0.6%
1994 0.124 kt -0.2%
1995 0.1289 kt +4.0%
1996 0.1358 kt +5.3%
1997 0.1407 kt +3.6%
1998 0.1528 kt +8.7%
1999 0.1526 kt -0.2%
2000 0.1531 kt +0.4%
2001 0.1492 kt -2.6%
2002 0.1554 kt +4.2%
2003 0.1596 kt +2.7%
2004 0.162 kt +1.5%
2005 0.1616 kt -0.3%
2006 0.1618 kt +0.1%
2007 0.1614 kt -0.2%
2008 0.1681 kt +4.1%
2009 0.171 kt +1.8%
2010 0.1603 kt -6.3%
2011 0.1572 kt -1.9%
2012 0.156 kt -0.8%
2013 0.152 kt -2.5%
2014 0.1396 kt -8.2%
2015 0.1425 kt +2.1%
2016 0.1485 kt +4.2%
2017 0.1548 kt +4.3%
2018 0.1458 kt -5.8%
2019 0.1463 kt +0.3%
2020 0.1542 kt +5.4%
2021 0.1604 kt +4.0%
2022 0.1692 kt +5.5%
2023 0.1693 kt +0.1%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 0.1693 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0016 kt, 102.9× the median. (69 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 0.1693 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0005 kt, 332.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.132 kt 0.1178 kt 0.1528 kt 10
2000s 0.1603 kt 0.1492 kt 0.171 kt 10
2010s 0.1503 kt 0.1396 kt 0.1603 kt 10
2020s 0.1633 kt 0.1542 kt 0.1693 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 8 Malaysia 0.1944 kt compare
  2. 9 Japan 0.1768 kt compare
  3. 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0075 kt compare
  4. 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0075 kt compare
  5. 10 Australia and New Zealand 0.1705 kt compare
  6. 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0049 kt compare
  7. 12 Russian Federation 0.1636 kt compare
  8. 12 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0039 kt compare
  9. 13 China, Taiwan Province of 0.1587 kt compare
  10. 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0015 kt compare
  11. 14 South Africa 0.153 kt compare
  12. 14 Melanesia 0.0014 kt compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions in Australia?
Food household consumption — emissions in Australia was 0.1693 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.171 kt in 2009.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1178 kt in 1990.
How does Australia rank for food household consumption — emissions?
Australia ranks 11th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (N2O)
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.