Total Energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — Emissions in Australia
Australia: Total Energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — Emissions was 7,214 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total Energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Australia recorded 7,214 kt for total energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — emissions in 2023.
The figure is up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — emissions in Australia peaked at 7,702 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,424 kt, in 1990.
That places Australia 16th out of 144 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.
Total Energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — Emissions in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,424 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3,446 kt | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 3,495 kt | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 3,616 kt | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 3,703 kt | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 3,835 kt | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 3,840 kt | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 3,996 kt | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 4,079 kt | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 4,177 kt | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 4,244 kt | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 4,260 kt | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 5,089 kt | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 6,200 kt | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 6,208 kt | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 6,549 kt | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 6,077 kt | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 5,984 kt | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 6,050 kt | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 6,029 kt | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 6,181 kt | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 6,115 kt | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 6,232 kt | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 6,328 kt | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 6,288 kt | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 6,648 kt | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 7,046 kt | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 7,564 kt | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 7,618 kt | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 6,298 kt | -17.3% |
| 2020 | 5,581 kt | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 7,702 kt | +38.0% |
| 2022 | 7,214 kt | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 7,214 kt | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 7,214 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 547.72 kt, 13.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Australia's 7,214 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 395.94 kt, 18.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total Energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +38.0% | 5,581 kt | 7,702 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,761 kt | 3,424 kt | 4,177 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,669 kt | 4,244 kt | 6,549 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,632 kt | 6,115 kt | 7,618 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,928 kt | 5,581 kt | 7,702 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 13 Germany 7,899 kt compare
- 13 United Republic of Tanzania 98.64 kt compare
- 14 Italy 7,401 kt compare
- 14 Polynesia 67.84 kt compare
- 15 Spain 7,274 kt compare
- 16 Micronesia 7.98 kt compare
- 17 Thailand 7,153 kt compare
- 17 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 kt compare
- 18 South Africa 5,762 kt compare
- 19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5,490 kt compare
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 total energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — emissions in Australia?
- Total energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — emissions in Australia was 7,214 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,702 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest total energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,424 kt in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for total energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — emissions?
- Australia ranks 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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 Total Energy (excl.eletricity & heat) — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.