On-farm energy use — Emissions in Australia

Australia: On-farm energy use — Emissions was 8,690 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8,690 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 169 countries
All-time high
9,435 kt
in 2021
All-time low
5,362 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

On-farm energy use — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1990200620231990: 5.4k kt1991: 5.5k kt1992: 5.6k kt1993: 5.6k kt1994: 5.9k kt1995: 5.9k kt1996: 6.0k kt1997: 6.2k kt1998: 6.5k kt1999: 6.6k kt2000: 6.7k kt2001: 6.6k kt2002: 6.5k kt2003: 8.5k kt2004: 8.5k kt2005: 8.6k kt2006: 8.2k kt2007: 8.2k kt2008: 8.2k kt2009: 8.0k kt2010: 8.1k kt2011: 7.9k kt2012: 8.1k kt2013: 8.2k kt2014: 8.3k kt2015: 8.6k kt2016: 8.9k kt2017: 9.2k kt2018: 9.4k kt2019: 8.1k kt2020: 7.3k kt2021: 9.4k kt2022: 8.7k kt2023: 8.7k kt

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

Analysis

Australia recorded 8,690 kt for on-farm energy use — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, on-farm energy use — emissions in Australia peaked at 9,435 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,362 kt, in 1990.

That places Australia 20th out of 169 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.

On-farm energy use — Emissions in Australia, year by year

Annual values for On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2) in Australia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 5,362 kt
1991 5,494 kt +2.5%
1992 5,627 kt +2.4%
1993 5,596 kt -0.5%
1994 5,876 kt +5.0%
1995 5,940 kt +1.1%
1996 6,009 kt +1.2%
1997 6,213 kt +3.4%
1998 6,456 kt +3.9%
1999 6,577 kt +1.9%
2000 6,656 kt +1.2%
2001 6,640 kt -0.2%
2002 6,537 kt -1.6%
2003 8,476 kt +29.7%
2004 8,453 kt -0.3%
2005 8,614 kt +1.9%
2006 8,227 kt -4.5%
2007 8,163 kt -0.8%
2008 8,195 kt +0.4%
2009 8,043 kt -1.9%
2010 8,067 kt +0.3%
2011 7,875 kt -2.4%
2012 8,086 kt +2.7%
2013 8,188 kt +1.3%
2014 8,346 kt +1.9%
2015 8,618 kt +3.3%
2016 8,908 kt +3.4%
2017 9,214 kt +3.4%
2018 9,392 kt +1.9%
2019 8,116 kt -13.6%
2020 7,282 kt -10.3%
2021 9,435 kt +29.6%
2022 8,690 kt -7.9%
2023 8,690 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,915 kt 5,362 kt 6,577 kt 10
2000s 7,800 kt 6,537 kt 8,614 kt 10
2010s 8,481 kt 7,875 kt 9,392 kt 10
2020s 8,524 kt 7,282 kt 9,435 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 17 South Africa 9,970 kt compare
  2. 18 Spain 9,039 kt compare
  3. 19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 8,813 kt compare
  4. 21 Thailand 7,404 kt compare
  5. 22 Egypt 6,497 kt compare
  6. 23 Morocco 5,838 kt compare

See the full ranking of 218 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is on-farm energy use — emissions in Australia?
On-farm energy use — emissions in Australia was 8,690 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest on-farm energy use — emissions recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 9,435 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest on-farm energy use — emissions recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 5,362 kt in 1990.
How does Australia rank for on-farm energy use — emissions?
Australia ranks 20th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
Is on-farm energy use — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
218 places, 6,884 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf