Waste — Emissions Share in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Waste — Emissions Share was 7.46 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
7.46 %
Change on year
down 21.6%
World rank
166th
of 191 countries
All-time high
11.74 %
in 1993
All-time low
7.46 %
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2023

02.557.51012.51990200620231990: 11.5 %1991: 11.5 %1992: 11.6 %1993: 11.7 %1994: 11.4 %1995: 11.5 %1996: 10.9 %1997: 10.7 %1998: 10.2 %1999: 9.4 %2000: 9.1 %2001: 8.7 %2002: 9.1 %2003: 10.5 %2004: 9.4 %2005: 10.3 %2006: 9 %2007: 9.4 %2008: 10.7 %2009: 10.3 %2010: 11.1 %2011: 8.3 %2012: 7.6 %2013: 9.1 %2014: 8.3 %2015: 8.1 %2016: 9.2 %2017: 8.1 %2018: 8.6 %2019: 8.7 %2020: 9.4 %2021: 9.3 %2022: 9.5 %2023: 7.5 %

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

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions share in Australia and New Zealand stood at 7.46 %. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 11.74 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 7.46 %, in 2023.

That places Australia and New Zealand 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.04 % 9.4 % 11.74 % 10
2000s 9.64 % 8.7 % 10.67 % 10
2010s 8.73 % 7.62 % 11.12 % 10
2020s 8.93 % 7.46 % 9.51 % 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 163 Mauritania 8.57 % compare
  2. 164 Luxembourg 8.24 % compare
  3. 165 Iraq 7.67 % compare
  4. 167 Sudan (former) 6.89 % compare
  5. 168 Turkmenistan 6.79 % compare
  6. 169 Angola 6.41 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Australia and New Zealand?
Waste — emissions share in Australia and New Zealand was 7.46 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 11.74 % in 1993.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 7.46 % in 2023.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for waste — emissions share?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. 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 Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
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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.