Waste — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Waste — Emissions was 586 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions in Australia and New Zealand is 586 kt, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 835 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 404.6 kt, in 1961.
That places Australia and New Zealand 20th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 404.6 kt | — |
| 1962 | 429.2 kt | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 455.1 kt | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 482.1 kt | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 511 kt | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 542 kt | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 575 kt | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 610 kt | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 646 kt | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 635 kt | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 646 kt | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 657 kt | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 668 kt | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 679 kt | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 689 kt | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 702 kt | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 711 kt | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 720 kt | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 729 kt | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 737 kt | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 747 kt | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 755 kt | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 764 kt | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 772 kt | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 784 kt | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 793 kt | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 803 kt | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 814 kt | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 824 kt | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 835 kt | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 835 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 831 kt | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 833 kt | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 809 kt | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 817 kt | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 758 kt | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 755 kt | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 728 kt | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 733 kt | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 727 kt | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 734 kt | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 748 kt | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 706 kt | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 691 kt | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 686 kt | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 676 kt | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 688 kt | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 701 kt | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 698 kt | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 707 kt | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 692 kt | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 636 kt | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 625 kt | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 604 kt | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 574 kt | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 589 kt | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 587 kt | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 631 kt | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 619 kt | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 586 kt | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 585 kt | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 588 kt | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 586 kt | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 517.22 kt | 404.6 kt | 646 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 683.6 kt | 635 kt | 729 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 779.3 kt | 737 kt | 824 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 793.4 kt | 728 kt | 835 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 705.5 kt | 676 kt | 748 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 626.4 kt | 574 kt | 707 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 586.25 kt | 585 kt | 588 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 17 Morocco 702 kt compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 3.41 kt compare
- 18 Republic of Korea 701 kt compare
- 19 Algeria 693 kt compare
- 21 France 567 kt compare
- 22 Egypt 547 kt compare
- 23 Bangladesh 545 kt compare
More climate change data for Australia and New Zealand
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 164,901 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 46,145 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 118,756 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 174.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,241 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,657 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,510 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 43.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.94 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions in Australia and New Zealand?
- Waste — emissions in Australia and New Zealand was 586 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 835 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 404.6 kt in 1961.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for waste — emissions?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf