Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Australia

Australia: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 77.61 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
77.61 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 98 countries
All-time high
90.09 kt
in 2017
All-time low
37.82 kt
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Australia, 1990–2023

0204060801001990200620231990: 45.2 kt1991: 44.6 kt1992: 37.8 kt1993: 43.3 kt1994: 46.5 kt1995: 50.4 kt1996: 64.1 kt1997: 67.4 kt1998: 65.9 kt1999: 66.2 kt2000: 67.4 kt2001: 67.2 kt2002: 67.8 kt2003: 47.6 kt2004: 47.5 kt2005: 49.7 kt2006: 50.3 kt2007: 49.5 kt2008: 50.5 kt2009: 61.2 kt2010: 56.7 kt2011: 58.4 kt2012: 57 kt2013: 57.1 kt2014: 52.6 kt2015: 56.4 kt2016: 55.6 kt2017: 90.1 kt2018: 85.3 kt2019: 84.1 kt2020: 79 kt2021: 79.9 kt2022: 77.6 kt2023: 77.6 kt

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

Analysis

Australia recorded 77.61 kt for food processing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023.

That represents a change of up 35.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Australia peaked at 90.09 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 37.82 kt, in 1992.

That places Australia 7th out of 98 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 53.13 kt 37.82 kt 67.38 kt 10
2000s 55.87 kt 47.49 kt 67.82 kt 10
2010s 65.33 kt 52.59 kt 90.09 kt 10
2020s 78.54 kt 77.61 kt 79.94 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 4 Brazil 125.17 kt compare
  2. 5 Thailand 121.07 kt compare
  3. 6 Australia and New Zealand 83.61 kt compare
  4. 8 Russian Federation 63.13 kt compare
  5. 9 Japan 48.53 kt compare
  6. 10 Poland 43.54 kt compare

See the full ranking of 138 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Australia?
Food processing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Australia was 77.61 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 90.09 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 37.82 kt in 1992.
How does Australia rank for food processing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Australia ranks 7th out of 98 countries with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. 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 (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
138 places, 3,653 data points, 1990–2023
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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