Food Transport — Emissions in Australia

Australia: Food Transport — Emissions was 0.8805 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.8805 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.9633 kt
in 2018
All-time low
0.6666 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023

00.20.40.60.811990200620231990: 0.692 kt1991: 0.667 kt1992: 0.668 kt1993: 0.673 kt1994: 0.683 kt1995: 0.691 kt1996: 0.703 kt1997: 0.709 kt1998: 0.713 kt1999: 0.736 kt2000: 0.758 kt2001: 0.738 kt2002: 0.75 kt2003: 0.763 kt2004: 0.811 kt2005: 0.806 kt2006: 0.798 kt2007: 0.82 kt2008: 0.848 kt2009: 0.856 kt2010: 0.859 kt2011: 0.876 kt2012: 0.889 kt2013: 0.906 kt2014: 0.901 kt2015: 0.918 kt2016: 0.928 kt2017: 0.947 kt2018: 0.963 kt2019: 0.962 kt2020: 0.899 kt2021: 0.9 kt2022: 0.88 kt2023: 0.88 kt

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

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.8805 kt for food transport — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Australia peaked at 0.9633 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6666 kt, in 1991.

Australia ranks 12th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Food Transport — Emissions in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (N2O) in Australia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.6919 kt
1991 0.6666 kt -3.7%
1992 0.6682 kt +0.2%
1993 0.6731 kt +0.7%
1994 0.6829 kt +1.5%
1995 0.6905 kt +1.1%
1996 0.7026 kt +1.8%
1997 0.709 kt +0.9%
1998 0.7129 kt +0.6%
1999 0.7364 kt +3.3%
2000 0.7578 kt +2.9%
2001 0.7377 kt -2.7%
2002 0.7495 kt +1.6%
2003 0.7631 kt +1.8%
2004 0.8106 kt +6.2%
2005 0.8065 kt -0.5%
2006 0.798 kt -1.1%
2007 0.82 kt +2.8%
2008 0.8475 kt +3.4%
2009 0.8562 kt +1.0%
2010 0.8587 kt +0.3%
2011 0.8761 kt +2.0%
2012 0.8886 kt +1.4%
2013 0.9057 kt +1.9%
2014 0.9015 kt -0.5%
2015 0.9181 kt +1.8%
2016 0.9278 kt +1.1%
2017 0.9469 kt +2.1%
2018 0.9633 kt +1.7%
2019 0.9622 kt -0.1%
2020 0.8994 kt -6.5%
2021 0.9004 kt +0.1%
2022 0.8805 kt -2.2%
2023 0.8805 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6934 kt 0.6666 kt 0.7364 kt 10
2000s 0.7947 kt 0.7377 kt 0.8562 kt 10
2010s 0.9149 kt 0.8587 kt 0.9633 kt 10
2020s 0.8902 kt 0.8805 kt 0.9004 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 9 Mexico 1.5 kt compare
  2. 10 Saudi Arabia 1.25 kt compare
  3. 11 Australia and New Zealand 1 kt compare
  4. 13 Germany 0.8555 kt compare
  5. 14 Republic of Korea 0.7858 kt compare
  6. 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.7029 kt compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in Australia?
Food transport — emissions in Australia was 0.8805 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9633 kt in 2018.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6666 kt in 1991.
How does Australia rank for food transport — emissions?
Australia ranks 12th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Transport — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 8,556 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf