Food Transport — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Food Transport — Emissions was 1 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.1 kt
in 2018
All-time low
0.7539 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

00.250.50.7511990200620231990: 0.777 kt1991: 0.754 kt1992: 0.76 kt1993: 0.768 kt1994: 0.782 kt1995: 0.795 kt1996: 0.808 kt1997: 0.819 kt1998: 0.824 kt1999: 0.851 kt2000: 0.877 kt2001: 0.855 kt2002: 0.87 kt2003: 0.888 kt2004: 0.939 kt2005: 0.933 kt2006: 0.926 kt2007: 0.951 kt2008: 0.978 kt2009: 0.986 kt2010: 0.988 kt2011: 1 kt2012: 1 kt2013: 1 kt2014: 1 kt2015: 1.1 kt2016: 1.1 kt2017: 1.1 kt2018: 1.1 kt2019: 1.1 kt2020: 1 kt2021: 1 kt2022: 1 kt2023: 1 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food transport — emissions in Australia and New Zealand stood at 1 kt.

The figure is down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 1.1 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7539 kt, in 1991.

That places Australia and New Zealand 11th out of 213 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 in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (N2O) in Australia and New Zealand, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.7774 kt
1991 0.7539 kt -3.0%
1992 0.7598 kt +0.8%
1993 0.7676 kt +1.0%
1994 0.7817 kt +1.8%
1995 0.7951 kt +1.7%
1996 0.8085 kt +1.7%
1997 0.8186 kt +1.3%
1998 0.8237 kt +0.6%
1999 0.8509 kt +3.3%
2000 0.8771 kt +3.1%
2001 0.8549 kt -2.5%
2002 0.8695 kt +1.7%
2003 0.8875 kt +2.1%
2004 0.9389 kt +5.8%
2005 0.9331 kt -0.6%
2006 0.9264 kt -0.7%
2007 0.9514 kt +2.7%
2008 0.978 kt +2.8%
2009 0.9855 kt +0.8%
2010 0.9875 kt +0.2%
2011 1 kt +1.6%
2012 1.02 kt +1.3%
2013 1.03 kt +1.7%
2014 1.03 kt -0.4%
2015 1.05 kt +2.1%
2016 1.06 kt +1.2%
2017 1.09 kt +2.2%
2018 1.1 kt +1.0%
2019 1.09 kt -0.4%
2020 1.02 kt -6.9%
2021 1.02 kt +0.5%
2022 1 kt -2.1%
2023 1 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7937 kt 0.7539 kt 0.8509 kt 10
2000s 0.9202 kt 0.8549 kt 0.9855 kt 10
2010s 1.05 kt 0.9875 kt 1.1 kt 10
2020s 1.01 kt 1 kt 1.02 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 8 Japan 1.71 kt compare
  2. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.1566 kt compare
  3. 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.1051 kt compare
  4. 9 Mexico 1.5 kt compare
  5. 10 Saudi Arabia 1.25 kt compare
  6. 10 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0814 kt compare
  7. 11 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0438 kt compare
  8. 12 Australia 0.8805 kt compare
  9. 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0333 kt compare
  10. 13 Germany 0.8555 kt compare
  11. 13 Melanesia 0.0263 kt compare
  12. 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0212 kt compare
  13. 14 Republic of Korea 0.7858 kt compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in Australia and New Zealand?
Food transport — emissions in Australia and New Zealand was 1 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 1.1 kt in 2018.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7539 kt in 1991.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for food transport — emissions?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 11th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 (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
267 places, 8,686 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.