Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Australia
Australia: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 33.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Australia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 33.0% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Australia peaked at 65.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2015.
That places Australia 124th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.9% | 34.9% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.0% | 34.2% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 33.0% | 63.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.4% (2100)
- Population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 27.61 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Urban population 24.22 million (2025)
- Urban population 87.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 14.48 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 20.04 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 14.48 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 14.48 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Australia?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Australia was 33.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Australia ranks 124th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.