Food Processing — Emissions in Australia

Australia: Food Processing — Emissions was 13,555 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
13,555 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 103 countries
All-time high
15,264 kt
in 2017
All-time low
9,417 kt
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 10.0k kt1991: 10.2k kt1992: 9.4k kt1993: 10.0k kt1994: 10.6k kt1995: 11.1k kt1996: 12.8k kt1997: 13.1k kt1998: 13.1k kt1999: 13.1k kt2000: 13.3k kt2001: 13.3k kt2002: 12.6k kt2003: 11.0k kt2004: 11.0k kt2005: 11.4k kt2006: 11.5k kt2007: 11.4k kt2008: 11.5k kt2009: 12.7k kt2010: 11.9k kt2011: 12.8k kt2012: 12.5k kt2013: 12.3k kt2014: 11.7k kt2015: 12.2k kt2016: 12.1k kt2017: 15.3k kt2018: 14.5k kt2019: 14.3k kt2020: 13.7k kt2021: 13.8k kt2022: 13.6k kt2023: 13.6k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food processing — emissions in Australia stood at 13,555 kt.

That represents a change of up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Australia peaked at 15,264 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9,417 kt, in 1992.

Australia ranks 10th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,318 kt 9,417 kt 13,078 kt 10
2000s 11,967 kt 10,964 kt 13,333 kt 10
2010s 12,961 kt 11,669 kt 15,264 kt 10
2020s 13,648 kt 13,555 kt 13,773 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 7 Japan 19,731 kt compare
  2. 8 Australia and New Zealand 16,121 kt compare
  3. 9 Germany 16,082 kt compare
  4. 11 Poland 12,939 kt compare
  5. 12 Türkiye 12,029 kt compare
  6. 13 Republic of Korea 10,245 kt compare

See the full ranking of 139 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in Australia?
Food processing — emissions in Australia was 13,555 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 15,264 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 9,417 kt in 1992.
How does Australia rank for food processing — emissions?
Australia ranks 10th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 Processing — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
139 places, 3,693 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.