Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 9,103 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 (co2eq) in Australia and New Zealand stood at 9,103 kt.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 9,265 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,507 kt, in 1994.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,683 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3,810 kt | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 3,453 kt | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 3,423 kt | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 2,507 kt | -26.8% |
| 1995 | 2,666 kt | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 2,957 kt | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 3,192 kt | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 3,574 kt | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 3,870 kt | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 4,062 kt | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 4,208 kt | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 5,118 kt | +21.6% |
| 2003 | 5,717 kt | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 6,064 kt | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 6,716 kt | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 6,700 kt | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 7,060 kt | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 7,128 kt | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 7,951 kt | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 7,580 kt | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 7,805 kt | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 7,617 kt | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 8,007 kt | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 8,161 kt | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 9,265 kt | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 9,105 kt | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 9,006 kt | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 8,748 kt | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 9,092 kt | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 9,100 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 9,018 kt | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 9,090 kt | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 9,103 kt | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,313 kt | 2,507 kt | 3,870 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,072 kt | 4,062 kt | 7,951 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,439 kt | 7,580 kt | 9,265 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,078 kt | 9,018 kt | 9,103 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 10 Russian Federation 14,973 kt compare
- 11 Germany 10,555 kt compare
- 12 France 10,076 kt compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,773 kt compare
- 14 Saudi Arabia 9,097 kt compare
- 15 Malaysia 9,011 kt compare
- 16 South Africa 8,936 kt compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 343.7 kt compare
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 (co2eq) in Australia and New Zealand?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Australia and New Zealand was 9,103 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 9,265 kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,507 kt in 1994.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). 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.