Snapshot of Tasmania’s emissions

Tasmania’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990 to 2019

In 2019, Tasmania’s emissions were minus 1.68 megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2-e). This is a drop of 108.6 per cent from 1990 levels.

The 2019 emissions for each reportable sector were:

  • Land Use, Change and Forestry (LULUCF): minus 10.04 Mt CO2-e
  • Waste: 0.39 Mt CO2-e
  • Industrial Processes and Product Use (IPPU): 1.69 Mt CO2-e
  • Agriculture: 2.40 Mt CO2-e
  • Energy: 3.88 Mt CO2-e, made up of:
    • Electricity generation: 0.33 Mt CO2-e
    • Transport: 1.80 Mt CO2-e
    • Direct combustion: 1.75 Mt CO2-e

Tasmania was the first Australian jurisdiction to achieve net zero emissions, and did so in 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Tasmania’s forests absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. They offset all our emissions.

In 2019, Tasmania had the lowest emissions per person in Australia, at minus 3.1 tonnes of CO2-e. The national average is 20.9 tonnes of CO2-e.

How have our emissions changed since 1990?

  • Energy: up 4.9 per cent
  • Industrial Processes and Product Use: up 19.5 per cent
  • Agriculture: down 8.3 per cent
  • Waste: down 26.4 per cent
  • Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry: down 188.3 per cent

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