Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia
Australia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 3,045 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Australia is 3,045 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Australia peaked at 3,045 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,792 kt, in 1990.
Australia ranks 36th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,792 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,890 kt | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 1,979 kt | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 2,060 kt | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 2,135 kt | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 2,206 kt | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 2,271 kt | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 2,332 kt | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 2,387 kt | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 2,437 kt | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 2,484 kt | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 2,526 kt | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2,565 kt | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 2,603 kt | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 2,640 kt | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 2,675 kt | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 2,708 kt | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 2,740 kt | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2,770 kt | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 2,797 kt | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2,824 kt | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2,851 kt | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 2,876 kt | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2,899 kt | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 2,920 kt | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2,938 kt | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2,954 kt | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2,969 kt | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2,984 kt | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,998 kt | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 3,009 kt | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 3,022 kt | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 3,034 kt | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3,045 kt | +0.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 3,045 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 299.99 kt, 10.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Australia's 3,045 kt is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,895 kt, 78% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,149 kt | 1,792 kt | 2,437 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,651 kt | 2,484 kt | 2,797 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,921 kt | 2,824 kt | 2,998 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,028 kt | 3,009 kt | 3,045 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 (co2eq) in Australia?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Australia was 3,045 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,045 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,792 kt in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Australia ranks 36th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) 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 (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.