Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Australia
Australia: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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 22nd out of 222 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,318 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3,431 kt | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 3,120 kt | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 3,147 kt | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 2,364 kt | -24.9% |
| 1995 | 2,536 kt | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 2,810 kt | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 3,006 kt | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 3,384 kt | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 3,646 kt | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 3,831 kt | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 3,933 kt | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 4,836 kt | +22.9% |
| 2003 | 5,374 kt | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 5,713 kt | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 6,320 kt | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 6,284 kt | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 6,629 kt | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 6,651 kt | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 7,518 kt | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 7,131 kt | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 7,357 kt | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 7,126 kt | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 7,492 kt | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 7,657 kt | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 8,761 kt | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 8,586 kt | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 8,470 kt | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 8,207 kt | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 8,566 kt | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 8,594 kt | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 8,520 kt | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 8,582 kt | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 8,594 kt | +0.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 8,594 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 342.17 kt, 25.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Australia's 8,594 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 252.89 kt, 34.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
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
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
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 22nd out of 222 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 Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.