Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia
Australia: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) was 55,238 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Australia is 55,238 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Australia peaked at 61,476 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 40,005 kt, in 1992.
That places Australia 20th out of 227 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.
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40,120 kt | — |
| 1991 | 40,251 kt | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 40,005 kt | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 41,264 kt | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 41,085 kt | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 42,893 kt | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 46,051 kt | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 47,609 kt | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 50,320 kt | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 50,738 kt | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 51,840 kt | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 51,488 kt | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 52,703 kt | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 51,281 kt | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 51,989 kt | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 53,401 kt | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 53,486 kt | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 55,306 kt | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 56,106 kt | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 60,784 kt | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 61,476 kt | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 55,393 kt | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 53,110 kt | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 52,917 kt | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 51,685 kt | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 52,795 kt | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 52,952 kt | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 56,375 kt | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 56,539 kt | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 56,171 kt | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 55,969 kt | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 56,034 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 55,263 kt | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 55,238 kt | -0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 55,238 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,011 kt, 18.3× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Australia's 55,238 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 299.78 kt, 184.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44,034 kt | 40,005 kt | 50,738 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 53,838 kt | 51,281 kt | 60,784 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,941 kt | 51,685 kt | 61,476 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,626 kt | 55,238 kt | 56,034 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 17 Saudi Arabia 59,041 kt compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 496.37 kt compare
- 18 Pakistan 56,882 kt compare
- 18 Polynesia 247.94 kt compare
- 19 Egypt 56,402 kt compare
- 19 Micronesia 82.32 kt compare
- 21 France 54,039 kt compare
- 21 Micronesia (Federated States of) 18.08 kt compare
- 22 Algeria 49,049 kt compare
- 22 Wallis and Futuna Islands 1.09 kt compare
- 23 Nigeria 47,444 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 pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Australia?
- Pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Australia was 55,238 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 61,476 kt in 2010.
- What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,005 kt in 1992.
- How does Australia rank for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq)?
- Australia ranks 20th out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.