Food Retail — Emissions in Australia

Australia: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.0488 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0488 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
54th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0802 kt
in 2008
All-time low
0.0269 kt
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023

0.020.040.060.081990200620231990: 0.027 kt1991: 0.028 kt1992: 0.027 kt1993: 0.027 kt1994: 0.027 kt1995: 0.028 kt1996: 0.031 kt1997: 0.031 kt1998: 0.031 kt1999: 0.032 kt2000: 0.033 kt2001: 0.033 kt2002: 0.053 kt2003: 0.059 kt2004: 0.059 kt2005: 0.059 kt2006: 0.06 kt2007: 0.063 kt2008: 0.08 kt2009: 0.065 kt2010: 0.064 kt2011: 0.047 kt2012: 0.046 kt2013: 0.048 kt2014: 0.049 kt2015: 0.053 kt2016: 0.052 kt2017: 0.052 kt2018: 0.053 kt2019: 0.051 kt2020: 0.051 kt2021: 0.048 kt2022: 0.049 kt2023: 0.049 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in Australia stood at 0.0488 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Australia peaked at 0.0802 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0269 kt, in 1993.

That places Australia 54th 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, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Australia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0273 kt
1991 0.0276 kt +1.1%
1992 0.027 kt -2.2%
1993 0.0269 kt -0.4%
1994 0.0271 kt +0.7%
1995 0.0282 kt +4.1%
1996 0.0306 kt +8.5%
1997 0.031 kt +1.3%
1998 0.0314 kt +1.3%
1999 0.0319 kt +1.6%
2000 0.0327 kt +2.5%
2001 0.0334 kt +2.1%
2002 0.0529 kt +58.4%
2003 0.0585 kt +10.6%
2004 0.059 kt +0.9%
2005 0.0594 kt +0.7%
2006 0.0597 kt +0.5%
2007 0.0627 kt +5.0%
2008 0.0802 kt +27.9%
2009 0.0647 kt -19.3%
2010 0.064 kt -1.1%
2011 0.0468 kt -26.9%
2012 0.0465 kt -0.6%
2013 0.0479 kt +3.0%
2014 0.0489 kt +2.1%
2015 0.053 kt +8.4%
2016 0.0517 kt -2.5%
2017 0.0517 kt +0.0%
2018 0.0526 kt +1.7%
2019 0.0513 kt -2.5%
2020 0.0506 kt -1.4%
2021 0.0476 kt -5.9%
2022 0.0486 kt +2.1%
2023 0.0488 kt +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0289 kt 0.0269 kt 0.0319 kt 10
2000s 0.0563 kt 0.0327 kt 0.0802 kt 10
2010s 0.0514 kt 0.0465 kt 0.064 kt 10
2020s 0.0489 kt 0.0476 kt 0.0506 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 51 Australia and New Zealand 0.0553 kt compare
  2. 52 Belgium 0.0537 kt compare
  3. 53 Sweden 0.0529 kt compare
  4. 55 Oman 0.0486 kt compare
  5. 56 Singapore 0.0482 kt compare
  6. 57 Mexico 0.047 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Australia?
Food retail — emissions in Australia was 0.0488 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0802 kt in 2008.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0269 kt in 1993.
How does Australia rank for food retail — emissions?
Australia ranks 54th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Retail — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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