Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Australia

Australia: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 14.42 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
14.42 kt
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
15th
of 190 countries
All-time high
18.61 kt
in 2009
All-time low
8.3 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Australia, 1990–2023

051015201990200620231990: 8.3 kt1991: 8.7 kt1992: 9 kt1993: 8.9 kt1994: 9.2 kt1995: 9.8 kt1996: 10.8 kt1997: 11.3 kt1998: 12.4 kt1999: 12.6 kt2000: 12.6 kt2001: 12.2 kt2002: 14.8 kt2003: 16.3 kt2004: 16.6 kt2005: 17.1 kt2006: 17.3 kt2007: 17.9 kt2008: 18.6 kt2009: 18.6 kt2010: 17.1 kt2011: 16.2 kt2012: 16.1 kt2013: 16.1 kt2014: 15.2 kt2015: 17.4 kt2016: 17.2 kt2017: 17.1 kt2018: 16.3 kt2019: 15.5 kt2020: 15.1 kt2021: 14.2 kt2022: 14.4 kt2023: 14.4 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Australia stood at 14.42 kt.

The figure is down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Australia peaked at 18.61 kt in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.3 kt, in 1990.

That places Australia 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 (CO2eq) from N2O in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Australia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 8.3 kt
1991 8.67 kt +4.4%
1992 8.97 kt +3.5%
1993 8.94 kt -0.3%
1994 9.21 kt +3.0%
1995 9.84 kt +6.9%
1996 10.83 kt +10.1%
1997 11.29 kt +4.2%
1998 12.45 kt +10.3%
1999 12.57 kt +1.0%
2000 12.65 kt +0.6%
2001 12.15 kt -3.9%
2002 14.76 kt +21.5%
2003 16.26 kt +10.2%
2004 16.63 kt +2.3%
2005 17.07 kt +2.6%
2006 17.26 kt +1.2%
2007 17.92 kt +3.8%
2008 18.6 kt +3.7%
2009 18.61 kt +0.1%
2010 17.1 kt -8.1%
2011 16.21 kt -5.2%
2012 16.1 kt -0.7%
2013 16.13 kt +0.2%
2014 15.22 kt -5.6%
2015 17.38 kt +14.2%
2016 17.17 kt -1.2%
2017 17.08 kt -0.5%
2018 16.27 kt -4.8%
2019 15.5 kt -4.7%
2020 15.11 kt -2.5%
2021 14.24 kt -5.8%
2022 14.42 kt +1.3%
2023 14.42 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.11 kt 8.3 kt 12.57 kt 10
2000s 16.19 kt 12.15 kt 18.61 kt 10
2010s 16.41 kt 15.22 kt 17.38 kt 10
2020s 14.55 kt 14.24 kt 15.11 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 12 Nigeria 17.74 kt compare
  2. 13 China 15.81 kt compare
  3. 14 Australia and New Zealand 14.75 kt compare
  4. 16 Malaysia 14.13 kt compare
  5. 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.96 kt compare
  6. 18 Saudi Arabia 12.43 kt compare
  7. 18 Timor-Leste 0.0323 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Australia?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Australia was 14.42 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 18.61 kt in 2009.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.3 kt in 1990.
How does Australia rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Australia ranks 15th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf