National Inventory by Economic Sector 2006
Department of Climate Change, 2008
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Emissions at a Glance
- Australia’s net emissions across all sectors totalled 576.0 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2-e) in 2006.
- The largest single source of direct emissions is the electricity, gas and water economic sector, accounting for 35.5 per cent
of Australia’s emissions.
- Australia’s primary industries (agriculture, forestry and fi shing and mining) accounted for 32.7 per cent of direct emissions.
TABLE 1: Australia’s Direct Greenhouse Gas Emissions by economic sector 1990, 2006(a)
|
Emissions Mt CO2-e |
Change in
emissions (%) |
|---|
|
1990 |
2006 |
1990 - 06 |
|---|
|
All Sectors | 552.6 | 576.0 | 4.2% |
| Primary Industries | 258.9 | 188.3 | -27.3% |
|---|
|
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 226.8 | 136.2 | -39.9% |
|
Mining | 32.1 | 52.1 | 62.5% |
|
Manufacturing | 65.1 | 69.3 | 6.5% |
|---|
|
Electricity, Gas and Water | 136.3 | 204.5 | 50.0% |
|---|
|
Services, Construction and Transport | 48.9 | 59.5 | 21.5% |
|---|
|
Residential | 43.5 | 54.5 | 25.2% |
|---|
Note:
a) Estimated under the Kyoto Protocol reporting provisions. b) Carbon dioxide equivalent, CO2-e.
Figure 1: Australia’s Direct Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Economic Sector, 2006
The National Inventory by Economic Sector provides information on national emissions disaggregated by Australia-New
Zealand Standard Industry Classifi cations (ANZSIC). It complements the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory (DCC 2008a),
which provides estimates of emissions classifi ed according to process-based emission categories (see Notes for details).
