Share global food emissions in Australia
Australia: Share global food emissions was 1.09 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share global food emissions in Australia, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, share global food emissions in Australia stood at 1.09. 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 global food emissions in Australia peaked at 2.43 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.09, 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.
Share global food emissions in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.15 | — |
| 1991 | 1.14 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.12 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.12 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.12 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.09 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.16 | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 1.12 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 1.16 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 1.2 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.21 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.77 | +46.0% |
| 2002 | 1.66 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 1.7 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.57 | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 1.58 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.43 | +53.7% |
| 2007 | 2.42 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.38 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 2.4 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.37 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.22 | -48.5% |
| 2012 | 1.17 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.2 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.15 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.09 | -5.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.09 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0733, 14.9× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.09 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0319, 34.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +53.7% | 1.58 | 2.43 |
| 2011 | -48.5% | 2.37 | 1.22 |
| 2001 | +46.0% | 1.21 | 1.77 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.14 | 1.09 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 | 1.21 | 2.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 | 1.09 | 2.37 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 share global food emissions in Australia?
- Share global food emissions in Australia was 1.09 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 in 2006.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for share global food emissions?
- Australia ranks 17th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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