Waste — Emissions in Australia
Australia: Waste — Emissions was 418 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions in Australia is 418 kt, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Australia peaked at 688 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 328 kt, in 1961.
Australia ranks 31st of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 417 kt | 328 kt | 521 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 552.4 kt | 513 kt | 592 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 638.1 kt | 600 kt | 678 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 634.5 kt | 561 kt | 688 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 529.4 kt | 499 kt | 569 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 459.9 kt | 416 kt | 537 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 419.5 kt | 418 kt | 421 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions in Australia?
- Waste — emissions in Australia was 418 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 688 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 328 kt in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for waste — emissions?
- Australia ranks 31st out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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