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
13th
of 229 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: 0.749 kt2003: 0.763 kt2004: 0.811 kt2005: 0.806 kt2006: 0.798 kt2007: 0.82 kt2008: 0.847 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

In 2023, food transport — emissions in Australia stood at 0.8805 kt.

The figure 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.

That places Australia 13th out of 229 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.

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. 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.33 kt compare
  2. 11 Saudi Arabia 1.25 kt compare
  3. 12 Australia and New Zealand 1 kt compare
  4. 14 Germany 0.8555 kt compare
  5. 15 Republic of Korea 0.7858 kt compare
  6. 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.7029 kt compare

See the full ranking of 267 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 13th out of 229 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.