Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases in Australia
Australia: Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases was 0.0006 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Australia is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Australia peaked at 0.0006 kt per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1995.
That places Australia 142nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -94.6% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +132.5% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +86.0% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +53.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +74.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0006 kt per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0084 kt per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0006 kt per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.008 kt per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +132.5% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre |
| 1994 | -94.6% | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 139 Ecuador 0.0008 kt per square kilometre compare
- 140 Myanmar 0.0006 kt per square kilometre compare
- 141 Sweden 0.0006 kt per square kilometre compare
- 143 Peru 0.0006 kt per square kilometre compare
- 144 Botswana 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
- 145 Spain 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
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) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Australia?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Australia was 0.0006 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 kt per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Australia rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square?
- Australia ranks 142nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.