Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Australia
Australia: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 20.5 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industrial wastewater — emissions in Australia is 20.5 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Australia peaked at 34.96 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 19.33 kt, in 1990.
That places Australia 28th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.48 kt | 19.33 kt | 34.96 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.95 kt | 30.6 kt | 32.78 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.08 kt | 20.1 kt | 32.05 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5 kt | 20.5 kt | 20.5 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 25 Australia and New Zealand 25.04 kt compare
- 26 Argentina 23.08 kt compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 20.62 kt compare
- 29 Ecuador 18.88 kt compare
- 30 Ukraine 16.93 kt compare
- 31 Saudi Arabia 15.99 kt compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 41.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 53.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial wastewater — emissions in Australia?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions in Australia was 20.5 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.96 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.33 kt in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
- Australia ranks 28th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.