Waste — Emissions (CO2) in Australia
Australia: Waste — Emissions (CO2) was 15.8 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Australia recorded 15.8 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Australia peaked at 15.8 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 1961.
Australia ranks 51st of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2) in Australia, year by year
| 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 | 8.01 kt | — |
| 1971 | 8.17 kt | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 8.32 kt | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 8.46 kt | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 8.58 kt | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 8.71 kt | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 8.83 kt | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 8.94 kt | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 9.06 kt | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 9.18 kt | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 9.31 kt | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 9.43 kt | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 9.56 kt | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 9.7 kt | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 9.84 kt | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 10 kt | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 10.2 kt | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 10.3 kt | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 10.5 kt | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 10.7 kt | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 10.8 kt | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 10.9 kt | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 11 kt | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 11.1 kt | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 11.2 kt | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 13.2 kt | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 12.1 kt | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 13.4 kt | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 13.5 kt | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 13.8 kt | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 13.5 kt | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 13.6 kt | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 13.7 kt | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 13.9 kt | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 13.9 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14 kt | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 14.2 kt | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 14.5 kt | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 14.8 kt | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 15.1 kt | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 14.9 kt | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 15 kt | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 15.1 kt | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 15.4 kt | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 15.7 kt | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 15.5 kt | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 15.6 kt | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 15.7 kt | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 15.6 kt | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 15.6 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.8 kt | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 15.7 kt | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 15.8 kt | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 15.8 kt | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 15.8 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.47 kt, 6.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Australia's 15.8 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.8 kt, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.63 kt | 8.01 kt | 9.18 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.95 kt | 9.31 kt | 10.7 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.1 kt | 10.8 kt | 13.8 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.12 kt | 13.5 kt | 15.1 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.41 kt | 14.9 kt | 15.7 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.78 kt | 15.7 kt | 15.8 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 48 Hungary 18.8 kt compare
- 49 Australia and New Zealand 17.95 kt compare
- 50 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17.9 kt compare
- 51 Lao People's Democratic Republic 15.8 kt compare
- 51 Laos 15.8 kt compare
- 54 Cambodia 13 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 waste — emissions in Australia?
- Waste — emissions in Australia was 15.8 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 15.8 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for waste — emissions?
- Australia ranks 51st out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Waste — Emissions (CO2). 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