Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia
Australia: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 8,594 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Australia recorded 8,594 kt for food retail — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Australia peaked at 8,761 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,364 kt, in 1994.
That places Australia 21st out of 219 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,076 kt | 2,364 kt | 3,646 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,709 kt | 3,831 kt | 7,518 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,935 kt | 7,126 kt | 8,761 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,572 kt | 8,520 kt | 8,594 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Australia?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Australia was 8,594 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,761 kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,364 kt in 1994.
- How does Australia rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
- Australia ranks 21st out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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 (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.