Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity was 0.7873 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.7873 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
134th
of 185 countries
All-time high
1.75 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1961
All-time low
0.7796 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2023

00.511.52196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

In 2023, raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Australia and New Zealand stood at 0.7873 kg CO2eq/kg.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 1.75 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.7796 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2021.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 134th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 1.75 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg -2.1%
1963 1.7 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
1964 1.61 kg CO2eq/kg -5.7%
1965 1.54 kg CO2eq/kg -4.2%
1966 1.47 kg CO2eq/kg -4.3%
1967 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg -2.4%
1968 1.5 kg CO2eq/kg +4.6%
1969 1.45 kg CO2eq/kg -3.7%
1970 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
1971 1.46 kg CO2eq/kg +1.6%
1972 1.37 kg CO2eq/kg -5.7%
1973 1.38 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1974 1.38 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
1975 1.36 kg CO2eq/kg -1.3%
1976 1.33 kg CO2eq/kg -2.4%
1977 1.31 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
1978 1.37 kg CO2eq/kg +4.6%
1979 1.27 kg CO2eq/kg -7.4%
1980 1.34 kg CO2eq/kg +5.3%
1981 1.33 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
1982 1.33 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
1983 1.31 kg CO2eq/kg -1.5%
1984 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg -6.1%
1985 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg -1.3%
1986 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
1987 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg +2.9%
1988 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg -3.6%
1989 1.22 kg CO2eq/kg +3.5%
1990 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
1991 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg -5.6%
1992 1.15 kg CO2eq/kg -1.3%
1993 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg -6.8%
1994 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg -3.1%
1995 1.1 kg CO2eq/kg +6.3%
1996 1.05 kg CO2eq/kg -4.1%
1997 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
1998 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
1999 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg -1.3%
2000 0.937 kg CO2eq/kg -8.8%
2001 0.9504 kg CO2eq/kg +1.4%
2002 0.9157 kg CO2eq/kg -3.7%
2003 0.9492 kg CO2eq/kg +3.7%
2004 0.958 kg CO2eq/kg +0.9%
2005 0.956 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
2006 0.9322 kg CO2eq/kg -2.5%
2007 0.9255 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
2008 0.9573 kg CO2eq/kg +3.4%
2009 0.9487 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
2010 0.9346 kg CO2eq/kg -1.5%
2011 0.9455 kg CO2eq/kg +1.2%
2012 0.9157 kg CO2eq/kg -3.2%
2013 0.9012 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
2014 0.8626 kg CO2eq/kg -4.3%
2015 0.8379 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
2016 0.855 kg CO2eq/kg +2.0%
2017 0.8401 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
2018 0.8189 kg CO2eq/kg -2.5%
2019 0.7958 kg CO2eq/kg -2.8%
2020 0.7844 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
2021 0.7796 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
2022 0.7881 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
2023 0.7873 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.58 kg CO2eq/kg 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg 1.75 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 1.37 kg CO2eq/kg 1.27 kg CO2eq/kg 1.46 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 1.26 kg CO2eq/kg 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg 1.34 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 1.09 kg CO2eq/kg 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.943 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9157 kg CO2eq/kg 0.958 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.8707 kg CO2eq/kg 0.7958 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9455 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.7849 kg CO2eq/kg 0.7796 kg CO2eq/kg 0.7881 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 131 Ireland 0.8086 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 132 Uruguay 0.803 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 133 Armenia 0.7952 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 135 Algeria 0.7546 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 136 Slovenia 0.731 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 137 Croatia 0.7155 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Australia and New Zealand?
Raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Australia and New Zealand was 0.7873 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 1.75 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961.
What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7796 kg CO2eq/kg in 2021.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 134th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
231 places, 13,132 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.