Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Australia
Australia: Waste — Emissions (CH4) 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 36th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 328 kt | — |
| 1962 | 347 kt | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 367 kt | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 388 kt | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 411 kt | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 436 kt | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 463 kt | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 492 kt | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 521 kt | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 513 kt | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 522 kt | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 531 kt | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 539 kt | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 547 kt | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 555 kt | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 566 kt | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 575 kt | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 584 kt | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 592 kt | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 600 kt | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 608 kt | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 616 kt | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 624 kt | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 632 kt | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 642 kt | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 651 kt | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 660 kt | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 670 kt | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 678 kt | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 688 kt | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 685 kt | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 678 kt | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 675 kt | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 653 kt | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 657 kt | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 595 kt | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 590 kt | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 561 kt | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 563 kt | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 554 kt | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 558 kt | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 569 kt | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 531 kt | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 513 kt | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 507 kt | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 499 kt | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 511 kt | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 528 kt | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 524 kt | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 537 kt | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 522 kt | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 471 kt | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 469 kt | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 444 kt | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 416 kt | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 422 kt | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 417 kt | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 452 kt | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 449 kt | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 421 kt | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 419 kt | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 420 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 418 kt | -0.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 418 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.3 kt, 4.9× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Australia's 418 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19 kt, 22.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 36th out of 232 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