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Australia: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste

0.02Mt CO2e · 2024+5.7% since 2014

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Annual figures for Australia from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
20240.017
20230.017
20220.016
20210.016
20200.016
20190.016
20180.016
20170.016
20160.016
20150.016
20140.016
20130.015
20120.015
20110.015
20100.015
20090.015
20080.015
20070.015
20060.014
20050.014
20040.014
20030.014
20020.014
20010.014
20000.014
19990.014
19980.014
19970.013
19960.012
19950.013
19940.011
19930.011
19920.011
19910.011
19900.011
19890.011
19880.011
19870.01
19860.01
19850.01
19840.01
19830.01
19820.01
19810.01
19800.009
19790.009
19780.009
19770.009
19760.009
19750.009
19740.009
19730.009
19720.008
19710.008
19700.008

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Joint Research Centre, European Commission, International Energy Agency. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-carbon-dioxide-co2-emissions-from-waste (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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