Food Retail — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.0557 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0557 kt
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
14th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0721 kt
in 2008
All-time low
0.0322 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2023

00.020.040.060.081990200620231990: 0.032 kt1991: 0.034 kt1992: 0.035 kt1993: 0.035 kt1994: 0.036 kt1995: 0.038 kt1996: 0.042 kt1997: 0.044 kt1998: 0.048 kt1999: 0.048 kt2000: 0.049 kt2001: 0.047 kt2002: 0.057 kt2003: 0.063 kt2004: 0.065 kt2005: 0.067 kt2006: 0.067 kt2007: 0.069 kt2008: 0.072 kt2009: 0.072 kt2010: 0.066 kt2011: 0.062 kt2012: 0.062 kt2013: 0.062 kt2014: 0.059 kt2015: 0.067 kt2016: 0.066 kt2017: 0.065 kt2018: 0.062 kt2019: 0.06 kt2020: 0.058 kt2021: 0.055 kt2022: 0.056 kt2023: 0.056 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in Australia and New Zealand is 0.0557 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 0.0721 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0322 kt, in 1990.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 14th of 190 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 in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) in Australia and New Zealand, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0322 kt
1991 0.0336 kt +4.3%
1992 0.0349 kt +4.1%
1993 0.0345 kt -1.2%
1994 0.0357 kt +3.4%
1995 0.038 kt +6.5%
1996 0.0416 kt +9.6%
1997 0.0435 kt +4.6%
1998 0.0479 kt +10.1%
1999 0.0484 kt +0.9%
2000 0.0487 kt +0.6%
2001 0.0469 kt -3.7%
2002 0.0567 kt +21.0%
2003 0.0629 kt +11.0%
2004 0.0646 kt +2.6%
2005 0.0665 kt +3.0%
2006 0.0673 kt +1.2%
2007 0.0691 kt +2.6%
2008 0.0721 kt +4.5%
2009 0.0715 kt -0.8%
2010 0.0657 kt -8.2%
2011 0.0623 kt -5.1%
2012 0.0622 kt -0.2%
2013 0.062 kt -0.3%
2014 0.0585 kt -5.6%
2015 0.0667 kt +13.9%
2016 0.0656 kt -1.6%
2017 0.0653 kt -0.5%
2018 0.0622 kt -4.8%
2019 0.0597 kt -3.9%
2020 0.0582 kt -2.6%
2021 0.0549 kt -5.7%
2022 0.0557 kt +1.4%
2023 0.0557 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.039 kt 0.0322 kt 0.0484 kt 10
2000s 0.0626 kt 0.0469 kt 0.0721 kt 10
2010s 0.063 kt 0.0585 kt 0.0667 kt 10
2020s 0.0561 kt 0.0549 kt 0.0582 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 11 Poland 0.0772 kt compare
  2. 12 Nigeria 0.067 kt compare
  3. 13 China 0.0597 kt compare
  4. 15 Australia 0.0544 kt compare
  5. 16 Malaysia 0.0533 kt compare
  6. 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0527 kt compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Australia and New Zealand?
Food retail — emissions in Australia and New Zealand was 0.0557 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.0721 kt in 2008.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0322 kt in 1990.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for food retail — emissions?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 14th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 7,524 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.