Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Australia is 0 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0 kt per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
Australia ranks 109th of 136 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0 kt per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0 kt per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 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 (co2), per square kilometre in Australia?
- Waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Australia was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 109th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.