Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Australia
Australia: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 10.53 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Australia is 10.53 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Australia peaked at 26.9 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.74 kt, in 2012.
That places Australia 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.66 kt | — |
| 1991 | 21.42 kt | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 23.57 kt | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 23.94 kt | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 23.54 kt | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 22.52 kt | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 21.19 kt | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 25.24 kt | +19.1% |
| 1998 | 26.46 kt | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 26.68 kt | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 26.9 kt | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 22.95 kt | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 14.11 kt | -38.5% |
| 2003 | 10.08 kt | -28.5% |
| 2004 | 10.57 kt | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 11.16 kt | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 10.65 kt | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 12.09 kt | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 14.31 kt | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 15.37 kt | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 24.13 kt | +57.0% |
| 2011 | 10.18 kt | -57.8% |
| 2012 | 7.74 kt | -24.0% |
| 2013 | 8.68 kt | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 8.86 kt | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 8.48 kt | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 9.15 kt | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 9.57 kt | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 10.36 kt | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 10.18 kt | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 10.13 kt | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 10.2 kt | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 10.53 kt | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 10.53 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.82 kt | 21.19 kt | 26.68 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.82 kt | 10.08 kt | 26.9 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.73 kt | 7.74 kt | 24.13 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.35 kt | 10.13 kt | 10.53 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Australia?
- Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Australia was 10.53 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9 kt in 2000.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.74 kt in 2012.
- How does Australia rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Australia ranks 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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