AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in Australia

Australia: AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 was 4,494 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
4,494 kt
Change on year
up 58.3%
World rank
9th
of 238 countries
All-time high
5,098 kt
in 2001
All-time low
2,603 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in Australia, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 4.2k kt1991: 4.1k kt1992: 4.0k kt1993: 4.0k kt1994: 4.0k kt1995: 3.9k kt1996: 3.8k kt1997: 3.9k kt1998: 3.9k kt1999: 4.6k kt2000: 4.8k kt2001: 5.1k kt2002: 4.8k kt2003: 3.4k kt2004: 4.1k kt2005: 3.3k kt2006: 4.1k kt2007: 3.8k kt2008: 3.1k kt2009: 3.3k kt2010: 2.7k kt2011: 4.7k kt2012: 4.8k kt2013: 3.3k kt2014: 3.6k kt2015: 3.4k kt2016: 2.8k kt2017: 3.6k kt2018: 3.6k kt2019: 3.3k kt2020: 2.6k kt2021: 2.7k kt2022: 2.8k kt2023: 4.5k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for afolu — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 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 (ch4) — fao tier 1 in Australia peaked at 5,098 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2,603 kt, in 2020.

Australia ranks 9th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 6 Pakistan 6,165 kt compare
  2. 7 Indonesia 5,904 kt compare
  3. 8 Australia and New Zealand 5,522 kt compare
  4. 10 Argentina 3,373 kt compare
  5. 11 Ethiopia 3,235 kt compare
  6. 12 Sudan (former) 2,709 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in Australia?
Afolu — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in Australia was 4,494 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 5,098 kt in 2001.
What is the lowest afolu — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,603 kt in 2020.
How does Australia rank for afolu — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1?
Australia ranks 9th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is afolu — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 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) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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