Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Australia
Australia: Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) was 0.0451 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0451 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Australia peaked at 0.1844 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.045 kt, in 2020.
That places Australia 9th out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0885 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0856 kt | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0909 kt | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0924 kt | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0937 kt | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0921 kt | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0957 kt | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1004 kt | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1191 kt | +18.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1214 kt | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1226 kt | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1213 kt | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1245 kt | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1097 kt | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1106 kt | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1154 kt | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1137 kt | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1271 kt | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1306 kt | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1497 kt | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1844 kt | +23.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0838 kt | -54.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0628 kt | -25.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0613 kt | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0563 kt | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0525 kt | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0521 kt | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.05 kt | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0478 kt | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.046 kt | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.045 kt | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0453 kt | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0451 kt | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0451 kt | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0451 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0015 kt, 30.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0451 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0023 kt, 19.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -54.5% | 0.1844 kt | 0.0838 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.098 kt | 0.0856 kt | 0.1214 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1225 kt | 0.1097 kt | 0.1497 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0697 kt | 0.046 kt | 0.1844 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0451 kt | 0.045 kt | 0.0453 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 6 South Africa 0.0653 kt compare
- 7 Germany 0.0477 kt compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 0.0456 kt compare
- 10 Republic of Korea 0.0429 kt compare
- 11 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0392 kt compare
- 12 Brazil 0.0362 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 packaging — emissions in Australia?
- Food packaging — emissions in Australia was 0.0451 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1844 kt in 2010.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.045 kt in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Australia ranks 9th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.