Petroleum products — Emissions in Australia

Australia: Petroleum products — Emissions was 0.9273 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.9273 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 143 countries
All-time high
0.9865 kt
in 2017
All-time low
0.1937 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Petroleum products — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023

0.20.40.60.811990200620231990: 0.194 kt1991: 0.195 kt1992: 0.198 kt1993: 0.204 kt1994: 0.208 kt1995: 0.216 kt1996: 0.216 kt1997: 0.225 kt1998: 0.23 kt1999: 0.235 kt2000: 0.239 kt2001: 0.24 kt2002: 0.613 kt2003: 0.669 kt2004: 0.677 kt2005: 0.696 kt2006: 0.676 kt2007: 0.678 kt2008: 0.688 kt2009: 0.681 kt2010: 0.726 kt2011: 0.79 kt2012: 0.805 kt2013: 0.82 kt2014: 0.809 kt2015: 0.86 kt2016: 0.913 kt2017: 0.987 kt2018: 0.945 kt2019: 0.812 kt2020: 0.708 kt2021: 0.973 kt2022: 0.927 kt2023: 0.927 kt

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

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.9273 kt for petroleum products — emissions in 2023.

The figure is up 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, petroleum products — emissions in Australia peaked at 0.9865 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1937 kt, in 1990.

Australia ranks 7th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Petroleum products — Emissions in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Petroleum products — Emissions (CH4) in Australia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.1937 kt —
1991 0.1949 kt +0.6%
1992 0.1976 kt +1.4%
1993 0.2042 kt +3.3%
1994 0.2085 kt +2.1%
1995 0.2163 kt +3.7%
1996 0.2165 kt +0.1%
1997 0.2252 kt +4.0%
1998 0.23 kt +2.1%
1999 0.2355 kt +2.4%
2000 0.2393 kt +1.6%
2001 0.2402 kt +0.4%
2002 0.6133 kt +155.3%
2003 0.6692 kt +9.1%
2004 0.6766 kt +1.1%
2005 0.6958 kt +2.8%
2006 0.6763 kt -2.8%
2007 0.6779 kt +0.2%
2008 0.6884 kt +1.5%
2009 0.6806 kt -1.1%
2010 0.7263 kt +6.7%
2011 0.79 kt +8.8%
2012 0.8053 kt +1.9%
2013 0.8199 kt +1.8%
2014 0.8092 kt -1.3%
2015 0.8602 kt +6.3%
2016 0.9131 kt +6.1%
2017 0.9865 kt +8.0%
2018 0.9448 kt -4.2%
2019 0.8123 kt -14.0%
2020 0.7084 kt -12.8%
2021 0.9733 kt +37.4%
2022 0.9273 kt -4.7%
2023 0.9273 kt +0.0%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 0.9273 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0389 kt, 23.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 0.9273 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0599 kt, 15.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Petroleum products — Emissions in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +155.3% 0.2402 kt 0.6133 kt
2021 +37.4% 0.7084 kt 0.9733 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2122 kt 0.1937 kt 0.2355 kt 10
2000s 0.5858 kt 0.2393 kt 0.6958 kt 10
2010s 0.8468 kt 0.7263 kt 0.9865 kt 10
2020s 0.8841 kt 0.7084 kt 0.9733 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 4 Canada 4.88 kt compare
  2. 4 Türkiye 0.5488 kt compare
  3. 5 Brazil 1.35 kt compare
  4. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.5428 kt compare
  5. 6 Australia and New Zealand 1.1 kt compare
  6. 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.064 kt compare
  7. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0488 kt compare
  8. 8 Japan 0.8809 kt compare
  9. 9 Russian Federation 0.7421 kt compare
  10. 9 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0287 kt compare
  11. 10 France 0.7257 kt compare
  12. 10 Republic of Moldova 0.0241 kt compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is petroleum products — emissions in Australia?
Petroleum products — emissions in Australia was 0.9273 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest petroleum products — emissions recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9865 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest petroleum products — emissions recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1937 kt in 1990.
How does Australia rank for petroleum products — emissions?
Australia ranks 7th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
Is petroleum products — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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 Petroleum products — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Petroleum products — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
190 places, 6,284 data points, 1990–2023
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