Waste Emissions

Waste emissions come from landfills and wastewater processing.

Mt CO₂-e  =  megatonnes (million tonnes) of carbon dioxide equivalent

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In the year to March 2026, waste emissions in Australia were 13.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2-e).


This was down 0.7% on the previous year.


This data is updated quarterly.

State/Territory Waste Emissions

Nsw

Financial years, M𝗍 CO₂-𝚎

Source: DCCEEW | Provenance: Derived via OnlyFacts | Updated: 30 May 2025 | License: CC BY 4.0

All States and Territories

Update frequency

State and territory emissions are reported separately from Australia's national emissions. This data is updated annually and may be up to two years old.


The latest data is from financial year 2022-23.

Waste Emissions by State

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Aus

Financial years, M𝗍 CO₂-𝚎

Source: DCCEEW | Provenance: Derived via OnlyFacts | Updated: 30 May 2025 | License: CC BY 4.0

Waste Emissions by State

This data's location is different from the page location.

Aus

Latest financial year

STATE / TERRITORY

per 100k

Mt CO₂-e

NET

Source: DCCEEW | Provenance: Derived via OnlyFacts | Updated: 30 May 2025 | License: CC BY 4.0

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