Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Australia
Australia: Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 1.92 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Australia is 1.92 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Australia peaked at 3.47 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.92 %, in 2023.
Australia ranks 176th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.11 % | 2.48 % | 3.47 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.29 % | 2.11 % | 2.47 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.21 % | 2.04 % | 2.39 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.14 % | 1.92 % | 2.24 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 41.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 53.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Australia?
- Waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Australia was 1.92 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.47 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.92 % in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for waste — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Australia ranks 176th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.