Food Retail — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Food Retail — Emissions was 4,142 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2023
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 4,142 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 4,967 kt in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,235 kt, in 1990.
That places Australia and New Zealand 15th out of 190 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.
Food Retail — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,235 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2,335 kt | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 2,399 kt | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 2,382 kt | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 2,440 kt | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 2,603 kt | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 2,820 kt | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 2,956 kt | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 3,222 kt | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 3,281 kt | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 3,337 kt | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 3,262 kt | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 3,970 kt | +21.7% |
| 2003 | 4,185 kt | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 4,332 kt | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 4,461 kt | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 4,504 kt | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 4,695 kt | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 4,757 kt | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 4,967 kt | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 4,662 kt | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 4,510 kt | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 4,546 kt | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 4,485 kt | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 4,359 kt | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 4,888 kt | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 4,775 kt | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 4,699 kt | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 4,548 kt | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 4,386 kt | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 4,269 kt | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 4,057 kt | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 4,129 kt | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 4,142 kt | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,667 kt | 2,235 kt | 3,281 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,247 kt | 3,262 kt | 4,967 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,586 kt | 4,359 kt | 4,888 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,149 kt | 4,057 kt | 4,269 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More climate change data for Australia and New Zealand
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 164,901 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 46,145 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 118,756 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 174.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,241 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,657 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,510 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 43.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.94 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions in Australia and New Zealand?
- Food retail — emissions in Australia and New Zealand was 4,142 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 4,967 kt in 2009.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,235 kt in 1990.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for food retail — emissions?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 15th 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 down 7.6%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.