What is pre- and post-production — emissions in Australia?

Pre- and post-production — emissions in Australia was 44,350 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Australia?

The highest recorded value was 52,945 kt in 2010.

What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 34,846 kt in 1991.

How does Australia rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?

Australia ranks 16th out of 243 countries with data for 2023.

Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Australia

Name: Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Australia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Australia: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 44,350 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

44,350 kt

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

16th

of 243 countries

All-time high

52,945 kt

in 2010

All-time low

34,846 kt

in 1991

Years of data

1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023

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

Analysis

Australia recorded 44,350 kt for pre- and post-production — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in Australia peaked at 52,945 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 34,846 kt, in 1991.

That places Australia 16th out of 243 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	38,899 kt	34,846 kt	45,148 kt	10
2000s	46,666 kt	44,491 kt	52,181 kt	10
2010s	45,410 kt	42,205 kt	52,945 kt	10
2020s	44,800 kt	44,350 kt	45,267 kt	4

Countries ranked near Australia

13 Australia and New Zealand 49,422 kt compare
14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 49,398 kt compare
15 Saudi Arabia 47,247 kt compare
17 Poland 44,157 kt compare
18 Türkiye 42,678 kt compare
19 Viet Nam 42,187 kt compare

See the full ranking of 281 places →

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)

All data for Australia →

Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions in Australia?: Pre- and post-production — emissions in Australia was 44,350 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 52,945 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 34,846 kt in 1991.
How does Australia rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?: Australia ranks 16th out of 243 countries with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 281 places, 9,125 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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.