Food share total emissions in Australia
Australia: Food share total emissions was 32.96 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Food share total emissions in Australia, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 32.96 for food share total emissions 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, food share total emissions in Australia peaked at 64.96 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 32.96, 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.
Food share total emissions in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.34 | — |
| 1991 | 39.88 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 39.26 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 38.9 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 39.06 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 37.56 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 37.18 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 36.78 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 35.25 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 34.85 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 34.24 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 43.64 | +27.5% |
| 2002 | 42.67 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 43.04 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 40.84 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 40.5 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 64.96 | +60.4% |
| 2007 | 63.58 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 63.18 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 63.4 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 63.3 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 35.17 | -44.4% |
| 2012 | 33.79 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 34.41 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 34.15 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 32.96 | -3.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 32.96 is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.54, 1.3× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Australia's 32.96 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.57, 62% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food share total emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +60.4% | 40.5 | 64.96 |
| 2011 | -44.4% | 63.3 | 35.17 |
| 2001 | +27.5% | 34.24 | 43.64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.91 | 34.85 | 40.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 50 | 34.24 | 64.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.96 | 32.96 | 63.3 | 6 |
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 share total emissions in Australia?
- Food share total emissions in Australia was 32.96 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food share total emissions recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.96 in 2006.
- What is the lowest food share total emissions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.96 in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for food share total emissions?
- Australia ranks 124th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is food share total emissions 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Food share total emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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