Food Processing — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Food Processing — Emissions was 16,121 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food processing — emissions in Australia and New Zealand is 16,121 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 17,792 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10,147 kt, in 1992.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th of 98 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,704 kt | — |
| 1991 | 10,859 kt | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 10,147 kt | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 10,703 kt | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 11,257 kt | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 11,812 kt | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 13,543 kt | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 14,013 kt | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 13,963 kt | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 13,991 kt | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 14,218 kt | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 14,378 kt | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 13,597 kt | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 12,098 kt | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 12,024 kt | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 12,547 kt | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 12,550 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12,434 kt | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 12,524 kt | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 14,673 kt | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 14,467 kt | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 15,150 kt | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 14,602 kt | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 14,449 kt | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 14,212 kt | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 14,943 kt | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 14,630 kt | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 17,792 kt | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 17,121 kt | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 17,227 kt | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 16,530 kt | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 16,518 kt | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 16,121 kt | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 16,121 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,099 kt | 10,147 kt | 14,013 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,104 kt | 12,024 kt | 14,673 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,459 kt | 14,212 kt | 17,792 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,322 kt | 16,121 kt | 16,530 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 5 Republic of Moldova 305.7 kt compare
- 5 Thailand 25,997 kt compare
- 6 Brazil 19,748 kt compare
- 7 Japan 19,731 kt compare
- 7 Viet Nam 88.84 kt compare
- 8 Polynesia 76.78 kt compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0358 kt compare
- 9 Germany 16,082 kt compare
- 10 Australia 13,555 kt compare
- 11 Poland 12,939 kt compare
More climate change data for Australia and New Zealand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.41 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 164,901 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 46,145 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 118,756 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 174.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,241 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,657 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,510 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 43.99 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — emissions in Australia and New Zealand?
- Food processing — emissions in Australia and New Zealand was 16,121 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 17,792 kt in 2017.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,147 kt in 1992.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for food processing — emissions?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th out of 98 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Processing — Emissions (CO2). 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.