Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Australia
Australia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 108.75 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, solid food waste — emissions in Australia stood at 108.75 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Australia peaked at 108.75 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.01 kt, in 1990.
That places Australia 36th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.01 kt | — |
| 1991 | 67.48 kt | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 70.67 kt | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 73.58 kt | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 76.27 kt | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 78.78 kt | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 81.12 kt | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 83.29 kt | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 85.25 kt | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 87.05 kt | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 88.72 kt | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 90.23 kt | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 91.62 kt | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 92.96 kt | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 94.29 kt | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 95.54 kt | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 96.72 kt | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 97.84 kt | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 98.94 kt | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 99.91 kt | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 100.87 kt | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 101.82 kt | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 102.72 kt | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 103.55 kt | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 104.29 kt | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 104.94 kt | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 105.5 kt | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 106.05 kt | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 106.58 kt | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 107.06 kt | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 107.48 kt | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 107.92 kt | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 108.35 kt | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 108.75 kt | +0.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 108.75 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.71 kt, 10.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Australia's 108.75 kt is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 139.09 kt, 78% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.75 kt | 64.01 kt | 87.05 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.68 kt | 88.72 kt | 99.91 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.34 kt | 100.87 kt | 107.06 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.13 kt | 107.48 kt | 108.75 kt | 4 |
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 solid food waste — emissions in Australia?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Australia was 108.75 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 108.75 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.01 kt in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Australia ranks 36th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). 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.