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.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.3% | — |
| 1991 | 39.9% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 39.3% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 38.9% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 39.1% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 37.6% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 37.2% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 36.8% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 35.2% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 34.9% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 34.2% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 43.6% | +27.5% |
| 2002 | 42.7% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 43.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 40.8% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 40.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | +60.4% |
| 2007 | 63.6% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 63.2% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | -44.4% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 34.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | -3.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 33.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.3× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Australia's 33.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.6%, 62% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 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% | 65.0% |
| 2011 | -44.4% | 63.3% | 35.2% |
| 2001 | +27.5% | 34.2% | 43.6% |
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
- 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 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.