Waste — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Waste — Emissions was 17.95 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17.95 kt
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
45th
of 145 countries
All-time high
18.17 kt
in 2014
All-time low
0 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2023

05101520196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions in Australia and New Zealand stood at 17.95 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 18.17 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 1961.

That places Australia and New Zealand 45th out of 145 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2) in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 0 kt
1962 0 kt
1963 0 kt
1964 0 kt
1965 0 kt
1966 0 kt
1967 0 kt
1968 0 kt
1969 0 kt
1970 9.64 kt
1971 9.87 kt +2.4%
1972 10.09 kt +2.2%
1973 10.32 kt +2.3%
1974 10.51 kt +1.8%
1975 10.71 kt +1.9%
1976 10.89 kt +1.7%
1977 11.05 kt +1.5%
1978 11.22 kt +1.5%
1979 11.38 kt +1.4%
1980 11.56 kt +1.6%
1981 11.74 kt +1.6%
1982 11.93 kt +1.6%
1983 12.13 kt +1.7%
1984 12.33 kt +1.6%
1985 12.55 kt +1.8%
1986 12.81 kt +2.1%
1987 12.98 kt +1.3%
1988 13.24 kt +2.0%
1989 13.52 kt +2.1%
1990 13.7 kt +1.3%
1991 13.82 kt +0.9%
1992 13.93 kt +0.8%
1993 14.13 kt +1.4%
1994 13.82 kt -2.2%
1995 15.83 kt +14.5%
1996 14.66 kt -7.4%
1997 16.19 kt +10.4%
1998 16.53 kt +2.1%
1999 17.06 kt +3.2%
2000 16.66 kt -2.3%
2001 16.65 kt -0.1%
2002 16.64 kt -0.1%
2003 16.7 kt +0.4%
2004 16.76 kt +0.4%
2005 16.8 kt +0.2%
2006 17.01 kt +1.3%
2007 17.26 kt +1.5%
2008 17.44 kt +1.0%
2009 17.68 kt +1.4%
2010 17.5 kt -1.0%
2011 17.52 kt +0.1%
2012 17.63 kt +0.6%
2013 17.87 kt +1.4%
2014 18.17 kt +1.7%
2015 17.9 kt -1.5%
2016 18.01 kt +0.6%
2017 17.98 kt -0.2%
2018 17.81 kt -0.9%
2019 17.83 kt +0.1%
2020 18.05 kt +1.2%
2021 17.93 kt -0.7%
2022 17.99 kt +0.3%
2023 17.95 kt -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt 9
1970s 10.57 kt 9.64 kt 11.38 kt 10
1980s 12.48 kt 11.56 kt 13.52 kt 10
1990s 14.97 kt 13.7 kt 17.06 kt 10
2000s 16.96 kt 16.64 kt 17.68 kt 10
2010s 17.82 kt 17.5 kt 18.17 kt 10
2020s 17.98 kt 17.93 kt 18.05 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 42 Colombia 18.9 kt compare
  2. 42 Thailand 18.9 kt compare
  3. 44 Hungary 18.8 kt compare
  4. 46 Australia 15.8 kt compare
  5. 47 Cambodia 13 kt compare
  6. 48 Ukraine 12.8 kt compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Australia and New Zealand?
Waste — emissions in Australia and New Zealand was 17.95 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 18.17 kt in 2014.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 1961.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for waste — emissions?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 45th out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
192 places, 11,013 data points, 1961–2023
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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