Food Processing — Emissions in Australia
Australia: Food Processing — Emissions was 0.2929 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food processing — emissions in Australia stood at 0.2929 kt.
The figure is up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Australia peaked at 0.34 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1427 kt, in 1992.
Australia ranks 8th of 112 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, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1705 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.1681 kt | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1427 kt | -15.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1633 kt | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1755 kt | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.19 kt | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2419 kt | +27.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2543 kt | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2488 kt | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2498 kt | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2543 kt | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2538 kt | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2559 kt | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1797 kt | -29.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1792 kt | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1874 kt | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1898 kt | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.187 kt | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1904 kt | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2308 kt | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2138 kt | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2205 kt | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2151 kt | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2154 kt | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1985 kt | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2128 kt | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2097 kt | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.34 kt | +62.1% |
| 2018 | 0.322 kt | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3174 kt | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2981 kt | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3017 kt | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2929 kt | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2929 kt | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.2929 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082 kt, 35.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.2929 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0825 kt, 3.6× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +62.1% | 0.2097 kt | 0.34 kt |
| 2003 | -29.8% | 0.2559 kt | 0.1797 kt |
| 1996 | +27.3% | 0.19 kt | 0.2419 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2005 kt | 0.1427 kt | 0.2543 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2108 kt | 0.1792 kt | 0.2559 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2465 kt | 0.1985 kt | 0.34 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2964 kt | 0.2929 kt | 0.3017 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 processing — emissions in Australia?
- Food processing — emissions in Australia was 0.2929 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 0.34 kt in 2017.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1427 kt in 1992.
- How does Australia rank for food processing — emissions?
- Australia ranks 8th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. 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 (N2O). 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