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What is Mt CO₂-e? Emissions are a combination of gases. Most are Carbon Dioxide (CO₂). The other gases are measured as a Carbon Dioxide equivalent (CO₂-e) based on the amount of heat they trap in the atmosphere. They’re measured in Million Tonnes (Mt).

Total and Target

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Explainer

New South Wales has its own emissions reduction targets. They are:

  • 2030 Target: 50% lower than 2005
  • 2050 Target: Net 0 Mt CO₂-e

NSW's 2030 target is more ambitious than the federal target, which is 43%.

This data helps you track progress. 

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Data

Total and Target

New South Wales

YEAR

Mt CO₂-e

NET

v 2005

2013-14 137.4 1.3% 10.0%
2014-15 129.9 5.5% 15.0%
2015-16 120.9 6.9% 20.8%
2016-17 139.0 14.9% 9.0%
2017-18 133.3 4.1% 12.8%
2018-19 120.0 10.0% 21.4%
2019-20 116.7 2.7% 23.6%
2020-21 107.8 7.6% 29.4%
2021-22 111.0 2.9% 27.3%

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Total and Target

New South Wales

Comparison

Total and Target

New South Wales

Energy - Total

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Energy - Total

New South Wales

YEAR

Mt CO₂-e

NET

v 2005

2013-14 51.0 2.5% 12.3%
2014-15 48.4 5.1% 16.7%
2015-16 51.8 7.1% 10.8%
2016-17 51.1 1.4% 12.0%
2017-18 52.1 1.9% 10.4%
2018-19 51.9 0.4% 10.7%
2019-20 49.6 4.5% 14.7%
2020-21 46.6 6.1% 19.9%
2021-22 43.3 7.1% 25.5%

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Energy - Total

New South Wales

Transport

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Transport

New South Wales

YEAR

Mt CO₂-e

NET

v 2005

2013-14 26.3 1.4% 10.1%
2014-15 27.2 3.2% 13.6%
2015-16 26.6 1.9% 11.4%
2016-17 27.4 2.8% 14.5%
2017-18 28.0 2.3% 17.1%
2018-19 27.7 1.2% 15.7%
2019-20 25.8 6.6% 8.1%
2020-21 25.2 2.5% 5.4%
2021-22 23.5 6.7% 1.7%

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Transport

New South Wales

Agriculture

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Agriculture

New South Wales

YEAR

Mt CO₂-e

NET

v 2005

2013-14 19.1 5.1% 11.7%
2014-15 19.0 0.3% 12.0%
2015-16 19.4 2.1% 10.1%
2016-17 21.0 8.0% 2.9%
2017-18 18.8 10.6% 13.2%
2018-19 16.0 14.9% 26.1%
2019-20 15.0 6.0% 30.5%
2020-21 18.7 24.7% 13.4%
2021-22 20.2 7.9% 6.6%

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Agriculture

New South Wales

Fugitive Emissions

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Fugitive Emissions

New South Wales

YEAR

Mt CO₂-e

NET

v 2005

2013-14 16.3 4.8% 17.6%
2014-15 17.8 8.8% 10.4%
2015-16 17.0 4.2% 14.1%
2016-17 15.8 7.1% 20.2%
2017-18 14.9 5.8% 24.9%
2018-19 12.8 14.4% 35.7%
2019-20 12.6 1.0% 36.3%
2020-21 10.9 14.0% 45.2%
2021-22 10.6 2.3% 46.5%

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Fugitive Emissions

New South Wales

Industrial Processes

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Industrial Processes

New South Wales

YEAR

Mt CO₂-e

NET

v 2005

2013-14 10.9 1.2% 21.7%
2014-15 11.7 7.4% 15.8%
2015-16 12.0 2.5% 13.8%
2016-17 12.6 4.6% 9.8%
2017-18 12.9 2.3% 7.7%
2018-19 13.0 1.2% 6.6%
2019-20 12.8 1.7% 8.2%
2020-21 13.0 1.7% 6.6%
2021-22 13.1 0.7% 5.9%

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Industrial Processes

New South Wales

Waste

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Waste

New South Wales

YEAR

Mt CO₂-e

NET

v 2005

2013-14 4.2 1.0% 23.4%
2014-15 3.4 21.0% 39.5%
2015-16 3.3 1.2% 40.2%
2016-17 3.5 5.4% 37.0%
2017-18 4.2 20.5% 24.1%
2018-19 3.8 9.4% 31.3%
2019-20 3.9 3.3% 29.0%
2020-21 4.1 3.8% 26.3%
2021-22 4.3 5.5% 22.3%

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Waste

New South Wales

Land Use

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Land Use

New South Wales

YEAR

Mt CO₂-e

NET

v 2005

2013-14 -8.3 37.6% 9.6%
2014-15 -14.1 69.6% 85.9%
2015-16 -25.8 83.2% 240.6%
2016-17 -8.8 66.0% 16.0%
2017-18 -14.1 61.1% 86.8%
2018-19 -21.3 51.0% 182.0%
2019-20 -19.2 10.1% 153.7%
2020-21 -27.5 43.1% 263.1%
2021-22 -20.6 25.0% 172.3%

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Land Use

New South Wales

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