Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Australia
Australia: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 1.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Australia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Australia stood at 1.1%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Australia peaked at 2.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2015.
That places Australia 17th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.4% (2100)
- Population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 27.61 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Urban population 24.22 million (2025)
- Urban population 87.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 14.48 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 20.04 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 14.48 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 14.48 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Australia?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Australia was 1.1% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Australia ranks 17th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.