Petroleum products — Emissions in Australia
Australia: Petroleum products — Emissions was 0.9273 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Petroleum products — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +155.3% | 0.2402 kt | 0.6133 kt |
| 2021 | +37.4% | 0.7084 kt | 0.9733 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 4 Canada 4.88 kt compare
- 4 Türkiye 0.5488 kt compare
- 5 Brazil 1.35 kt compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.5428 kt compare
- 6 Australia and New Zealand 1.1 kt compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.064 kt compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0488 kt compare
- 8 Japan 0.8809 kt compare
- 9 Russian Federation 0.7421 kt compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0287 kt compare
- 10 France 0.7257 kt compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 0.0241 kt compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
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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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.