Food Retail — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.0553 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0553 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
51st
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0867 kt
in 2008
All-time low
0.0323 kt
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2023

00.020.040.060.081990200620231990: 0.033 kt1991: 0.033 kt1992: 0.033 kt1993: 0.032 kt1994: 0.033 kt1995: 0.034 kt1996: 0.036 kt1997: 0.036 kt1998: 0.037 kt1999: 0.037 kt2000: 0.038 kt2001: 0.039 kt2002: 0.059 kt2003: 0.065 kt2004: 0.065 kt2005: 0.066 kt2006: 0.066 kt2007: 0.069 kt2008: 0.087 kt2009: 0.07 kt2010: 0.07 kt2011: 0.053 kt2012: 0.053 kt2013: 0.054 kt2014: 0.055 kt2015: 0.059 kt2016: 0.058 kt2017: 0.058 kt2018: 0.058 kt2019: 0.058 kt2020: 0.057 kt2021: 0.054 kt2022: 0.055 kt2023: 0.055 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in Australia and New Zealand stood at 0.0553 kt.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 0.0867 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0323 kt, in 1993.

That places Australia and New Zealand 51st out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Food Retail — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Australia and New Zealand, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0331 kt
1991 0.0334 kt +0.9%
1992 0.0331 kt -0.9%
1993 0.0323 kt -2.4%
1994 0.0333 kt +3.1%
1995 0.034 kt +2.1%
1996 0.036 kt +5.9%
1997 0.0365 kt +1.4%
1998 0.0369 kt +1.1%
1999 0.0373 kt +1.1%
2000 0.0382 kt +2.4%
2001 0.0392 kt +2.6%
2002 0.0586 kt +49.5%
2003 0.065 kt +10.9%
2004 0.0654 kt +0.6%
2005 0.0657 kt +0.5%
2006 0.0659 kt +0.3%
2007 0.0691 kt +4.9%
2008 0.0867 kt +25.5%
2009 0.0705 kt -18.7%
2010 0.0705 kt +0.0%
2011 0.0531 kt -24.7%
2012 0.0531 kt +0.0%
2013 0.0544 kt +2.4%
2014 0.055 kt +1.1%
2015 0.0592 kt +7.6%
2016 0.0581 kt -1.9%
2017 0.0581 kt +0.0%
2018 0.0584 kt +0.5%
2019 0.0581 kt -0.5%
2020 0.0569 kt -2.1%
2021 0.0538 kt -5.4%
2022 0.0552 kt +2.6%
2023 0.0553 kt +0.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Retail — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand 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.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +49.5% 0.0392 kt 0.0586 kt
2008 +25.5% 0.0691 kt 0.0867 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0346 kt 0.0323 kt 0.0373 kt 10
2000s 0.0624 kt 0.0382 kt 0.0867 kt 10
2010s 0.0578 kt 0.0531 kt 0.0705 kt 10
2020s 0.0553 kt 0.0538 kt 0.0569 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 48 Togo 0.0608 kt compare
  2. 49 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0593 kt compare
  3. 50 Turkmenistan 0.057 kt compare
  4. 52 Belgium 0.0537 kt compare
  5. 53 Sweden 0.0529 kt compare
  6. 54 Australia 0.0488 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Australia and New Zealand?
Food retail — emissions in Australia and New Zealand was 0.0553 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.0867 kt in 2008.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0323 kt in 1993.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for food retail — emissions?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 51st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Retail — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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