Waste — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Waste — Emissions was 4.08 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 4.08 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 4.08 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.908 kt, in 1961.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 25th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.908 kt | — |
| 1962 | 0.945 kt | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.99 kt | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 1.04 kt | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 1.09 kt | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 1.15 kt | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 1.21 kt | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 1.25 kt | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 1.29 kt | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 1.23 kt | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 1.27 kt | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 1.28 kt | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 1.27 kt | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 1.24 kt | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 1.36 kt | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 1.37 kt | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 1.34 kt | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 1.39 kt | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 1.34 kt | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 1.31 kt | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.33 kt | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.38 kt | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 1.35 kt | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.41 kt | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 1.42 kt | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.43 kt | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.47 kt | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 1.47 kt | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.48 kt | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.49 kt | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.54 kt | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 1.61 kt | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 1.7 kt | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 1.78 kt | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 1.84 kt | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.88 kt | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.93 kt | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.98 kt | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 2.04 kt | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 2.13 kt | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 2.19 kt | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.3 kt | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 2.37 kt | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 2.45 kt | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.5 kt | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 2.64 kt | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 2.73 kt | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 2.83 kt | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.92 kt | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 3.15 kt | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 3.42 kt | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 3.49 kt | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 3.54 kt | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 3.58 kt | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.64 kt | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.71 kt | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 3.79 kt | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 3.86 kt | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 3.9 kt | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 3.94 kt | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 3.98 kt | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 4.03 kt | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 4.08 kt | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 kt | 0.908 kt | 1.29 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.31 kt | 1.23 kt | 1.39 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4 kt | 1.31 kt | 1.48 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.78 kt | 1.49 kt | 2.04 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.51 kt | 2.13 kt | 2.92 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.61 kt | 3.15 kt | 3.9 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.01 kt | 3.94 kt | 4.08 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More climate change data for Australia and New Zealand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.41 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 164,901 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 46,145 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 118,756 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 174.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,241 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,657 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,510 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 43.99 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions in Australia and New Zealand?
- Waste — emissions in Australia and New Zealand was 4.08 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 4.08 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.908 kt in 1961.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for waste — emissions?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 25th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 (N2O). 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