Waste — Emissions per capita in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.55 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions per capita in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 0.55 t CO2eq/cap for waste — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 1.16 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.55 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
That places Australia and New Zealand 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions per capita in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.16 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 1.14 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.12 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.08 t CO2eq/cap | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.07 t CO2eq/cap | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.99 t CO2eq/cap | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.97 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.91 t CO2eq/cap | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.91 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.92 t CO2eq/cap | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.86 t CO2eq/cap | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.83 t CO2eq/cap | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.81 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.79 t CO2eq/cap | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.79 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.78 t CO2eq/cap | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.78 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.64 t CO2eq/cap | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.62 t CO2eq/cap | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | 1.16 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.84 t CO2eq/cap | 0.78 t CO2eq/cap | 0.92 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.655 t CO2eq/cap | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | 0.78 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More climate change data for Australia and New Zealand
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.94 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in Australia and New Zealand?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Australia and New Zealand was 0.55 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.55 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.