Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) was 11,460 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11,460 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 217 countries
All-time high
12,153 kt
in 2019
All-time low
7,546 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1990200620231990: 7.8k kt1991: 7.5k kt1992: 7.7k kt1993: 7.8k kt1994: 8.1k kt1995: 8.1k kt1996: 8.4k kt1997: 8.6k kt1998: 8.7k kt1999: 8.9k kt2000: 9.2k kt2001: 9.1k kt2002: 9.4k kt2003: 9.6k kt2004: 10.0k kt2005: 10.1k kt2006: 10.1k kt2007: 10.4k kt2008: 10.6k kt2009: 10.6k kt2010: 10.9k kt2011: 11.1k kt2012: 11.2k kt2013: 11.4k kt2014: 11.4k kt2015: 11.5k kt2016: 11.6k kt2017: 11.9k kt2018: 12.1k kt2019: 12.2k kt2020: 11.5k kt2021: 11.5k kt2022: 11.5k kt2023: 11.5k kt

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

Analysis

Australia and New Zealand recorded 11,460 kt for food transport — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 12,153 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7,546 kt, in 1991.

That places Australia and New Zealand 13th out of 217 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 Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Australia and New Zealand, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 7,782 kt
1991 7,546 kt -3.0%
1992 7,720 kt +2.3%
1993 7,822 kt +1.3%
1994 8,086 kt +3.4%
1995 8,129 kt +0.5%
1996 8,378 kt +3.1%
1997 8,552 kt +2.1%
1998 8,664 kt +1.3%
1999 8,899 kt +2.7%
2000 9,180 kt +3.2%
2001 9,057 kt -1.3%
2002 9,405 kt +3.8%
2003 9,560 kt +1.6%
2004 10,029 kt +4.9%
2005 10,078 kt +0.5%
2006 10,148 kt +0.7%
2007 10,429 kt +2.8%
2008 10,594 kt +1.6%
2009 10,587 kt -0.1%
2010 10,869 kt +2.7%
2011 11,102 kt +2.1%
2012 11,170 kt +0.6%
2013 11,368 kt +1.8%
2014 11,439 kt +0.6%
2015 11,520 kt +0.7%
2016 11,643 kt +1.1%
2017 11,889 kt +2.1%
2018 12,131 kt +2.0%
2019 12,153 kt +0.2%
2020 11,479 kt -5.5%
2021 11,462 kt -0.1%
2022 11,460 kt -0.0%
2023 11,460 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,158 kt 7,546 kt 8,899 kt 10
2000s 9,907 kt 9,057 kt 10,594 kt 10
2010s 11,528 kt 10,869 kt 12,153 kt 10
2020s 11,465 kt 11,460 kt 11,479 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 10 India 14,938 kt compare
  2. 10 United Republic of Tanzania 1,100 kt compare
  3. 11 Republic of Korea 11,777 kt compare
  4. 11 Syrian Arab Republic 559.19 kt compare
  5. 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 493.57 kt compare
  6. 12 Germany 11,752 kt compare
  7. 13 Melanesia 372.45 kt compare
  8. 14 France 11,097 kt compare
  9. 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 333.87 kt compare
  10. 15 Australia 9,830 kt compare
  11. 15 Republic of Moldova 272.8 kt compare
  12. 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 174.03 kt compare
  13. 16 Thailand 9,650 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Australia and New Zealand?
Food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Australia and New Zealand was 11,460 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 12,153 kt in 2019.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 7,546 kt in 1991.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,821 data points, 1990–2023
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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.