Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 0.1939 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1939 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 203 countries
All-time high
0.2373 kt
in 2013
All-time low
0.1847 kt
in 2014
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2023

00.050.10.150.20.251990200620231990: 0.21 kt1991: 0.224 kt1992: 0.229 kt1993: 0.228 kt1994: 0.221 kt1995: 0.222 kt1996: 0.192 kt1997: 0.202 kt1998: 0.212 kt1999: 0.216 kt2000: 0.22 kt2001: 0.227 kt2002: 0.231 kt2003: 0.227 kt2004: 0.226 kt2005: 0.223 kt2006: 0.226 kt2007: 0.227 kt2008: 0.225 kt2009: 0.223 kt2010: 0.223 kt2011: 0.224 kt2012: 0.227 kt2013: 0.237 kt2014: 0.185 kt2015: 0.199 kt2016: 0.194 kt2017: 0.19 kt2018: 0.194 kt2019: 0.194 kt2020: 0.194 kt2021: 0.194 kt2022: 0.194 kt2023: 0.194 kt

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

Analysis

Australia and New Zealand recorded 0.1939 kt for industrial wastewater — emissions in 2023.

The figure is down 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 0.2373 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1847 kt, in 2014.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) in Australia and New Zealand, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.2098 kt
1991 0.2245 kt +7.0%
1992 0.2285 kt +1.8%
1993 0.2276 kt -0.4%
1994 0.2209 kt -2.9%
1995 0.2225 kt +0.7%
1996 0.1922 kt -13.6%
1997 0.2025 kt +5.4%
1998 0.212 kt +4.7%
1999 0.2161 kt +1.9%
2000 0.2198 kt +1.7%
2001 0.2274 kt +3.4%
2002 0.2307 kt +1.4%
2003 0.2274 kt -1.4%
2004 0.2259 kt -0.7%
2005 0.2231 kt -1.3%
2006 0.2259 kt +1.2%
2007 0.2274 kt +0.7%
2008 0.225 kt -1.0%
2009 0.2232 kt -0.8%
2010 0.2231 kt -0.0%
2011 0.2244 kt +0.6%
2012 0.2273 kt +1.3%
2013 0.2373 kt +4.4%
2014 0.1847 kt -22.2%
2015 0.1994 kt +8.0%
2016 0.1943 kt -2.5%
2017 0.1897 kt -2.4%
2018 0.1939 kt +2.2%
2019 0.1939 kt +0.0%
2020 0.1939 kt +0.0%
2021 0.1939 kt +0.0%
2022 0.1939 kt +0.0%
2023 0.1939 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2157 kt 0.1922 kt 0.2285 kt 10
2000s 0.2256 kt 0.2198 kt 0.2307 kt 10
2010s 0.2068 kt 0.1847 kt 0.2373 kt 10
2020s 0.1939 kt 0.1939 kt 0.1939 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 20 Ukraine 0.2296 kt compare
  2. 21 Egypt 0.2179 kt compare
  3. 22 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.2169 kt compare
  4. 24 Uzbekistan 0.1877 kt compare
  5. 25 Morocco 0.1786 kt compare
  6. 26 Kazakhstan 0.1742 kt compare

See the full ranking of 255 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is industrial wastewater — emissions in Australia and New Zealand?
Industrial wastewater — emissions in Australia and New Zealand was 0.1939 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.2373 kt in 2013.
What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1847 kt in 2014.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 23rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,458 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.