AFOLU — Emissions in Australia
Australia: AFOLU — Emissions was 4,494 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for afolu — emissions in Australia is 4,494 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 58.3% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in Australia peaked at 5,098 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2,603 kt, in 2020.
Australia ranks 10th of 256 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,165 kt | — |
| 1991 | 4,130 kt | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 4,036 kt | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 3,963 kt | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 4,031 kt | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 3,930 kt | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 3,821 kt | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 3,895 kt | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 3,947 kt | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 4,608 kt | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 4,790 kt | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 5,098 kt | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 4,847 kt | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 3,377 kt | -30.3% |
| 2004 | 4,055 kt | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 3,271 kt | -19.3% |
| 2006 | 4,071 kt | +24.4% |
| 2007 | 3,824 kt | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 3,112 kt | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 3,309 kt | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 2,742 kt | -17.2% |
| 2011 | 4,741 kt | +72.9% |
| 2012 | 4,761 kt | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 3,268 kt | -31.4% |
| 2014 | 3,637 kt | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 3,434 kt | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 2,756 kt | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 3,587 kt | +30.1% |
| 2018 | 3,585 kt | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 3,264 kt | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 2,603 kt | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 2,745 kt | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 2,838 kt | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 4,494 kt | +58.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 4,494 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.08 kt, 144.6× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Australia's 4,494 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.93 kt, 411.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +72.9% | 2,742 kt | 4,741 kt |
| 2023 | +58.3% | 2,838 kt | 4,494 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,053 kt | 3,821 kt | 4,608 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,975 kt | 3,112 kt | 5,098 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,578 kt | 2,742 kt | 4,761 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,170 kt | 2,603 kt | 4,494 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions in Australia?
- Afolu — emissions in Australia was 4,494 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,098 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,603 kt in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for afolu — emissions?
- Australia ranks 10th out of 256 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf