Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia

Australia: Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) was 136.52 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
136.52 kt
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
29th
of 129 countries
All-time high
136.52 kt
in 2023
All-time low
128.21 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia, 1990–2023

0501001501990200620231990: 128.2 kt1991: 128.4 kt1992: 128.4 kt1993: 128.2 kt1994: 128.4 kt1995: 129 kt1996: 129.4 kt1997: 129.8 kt1998: 129.4 kt1999: 129.3 kt2000: 129.6 kt2001: 129.2 kt2002: 129.4 kt2003: 130.2 kt2004: 131.5 kt2005: 132.1 kt2006: 132.5 kt2007: 133.1 kt2008: 134.1 kt2009: 133.5 kt2010: 134.5 kt2011: 135.5 kt2012: 136 kt2013: 136.1 kt2014: 135.7 kt2015: 135.3 kt2016: 134.8 kt2017: 135.2 kt2018: 135.6 kt2019: 135.5 kt2020: 135.2 kt2021: 136 kt2022: 136.4 kt2023: 136.5 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for incineration — emissions (co2eq) in Australia is 136.52 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incineration — emissions (co2eq) in Australia peaked at 136.52 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 128.21 kt, in 1990.

That places Australia 29th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 128.87 kt 128.21 kt 129.84 kt 10
2000s 131.52 kt 129.17 kt 134.13 kt 10
2010s 135.42 kt 134.54 kt 136.07 kt 10
2020s 136.04 kt 135.24 kt 136.52 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 26 Greece 175.06 kt compare
  2. 27 Australia and New Zealand 157.62 kt compare
  3. 28 Myanmar 141.4 kt compare
  4. 30 Belgium-Luxembourg 131 kt compare
  5. 31 Mongolia 122.65 kt compare
  6. 32 Belgium 117.15 kt compare

See the full ranking of 154 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is incineration — emissions (co2eq) in Australia?
Incineration — emissions (co2eq) in Australia was 136.52 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest incineration — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 136.52 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest incineration — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 128.21 kt in 1990.
How does Australia rank for incineration — emissions (co2eq)?
Australia ranks 29th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
Is incineration — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
154 places, 5,004 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.