Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Australia
Australia: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions was 124 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Australia recorded 124 kt for agricultural soils — direct emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions in Australia peaked at 124 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 83.11 kt, in 1961.
Australia ranks 10th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 83.11 kt | — |
| 1962 | 86.46 kt | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 88.19 kt | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 91.2 kt | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 92.05 kt | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 87.93 kt | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 90.15 kt | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 94.57 kt | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 98.32 kt | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 102.4 kt | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 106.02 kt | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 106.73 kt | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 103.91 kt | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 108.39 kt | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 113.96 kt | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 114.72 kt | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 106.26 kt | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 103.67 kt | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 100.73 kt | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 98.56 kt | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 97.59 kt | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 95.96 kt | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 94.79 kt | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 96.11 kt | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 99.7 kt | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 99.83 kt | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 97.53 kt | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 99.43 kt | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 104.08 kt | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 108.33 kt | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 107.31 kt | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 102.88 kt | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 102.08 kt | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 104.26 kt | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 99.64 kt | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 105.61 kt | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 107.92 kt | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 108.47 kt | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 109.46 kt | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 110.54 kt | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 109.71 kt | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 108.34 kt | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 99.65 kt | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 108.22 kt | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 105.86 kt | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 103.36 kt | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 96.73 kt | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 94 kt | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 95.62 kt | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 93.94 kt | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 101.65 kt | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 103.13 kt | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 104.98 kt | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 107.15 kt | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 101.77 kt | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 98.64 kt | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 105.29 kt | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 100.84 kt | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 94.62 kt | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 98.57 kt | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 110.34 kt | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 109.61 kt | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 124 kt | +13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.22 kt | 83.11 kt | 98.32 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 106.68 kt | 100.73 kt | 114.72 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.36 kt | 94.79 kt | 104.08 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 105.6 kt | 99.64 kt | 109.46 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.2 kt | 94 kt | 110.54 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.2 kt | 93.94 kt | 107.15 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 110.63 kt | 98.57 kt | 124 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — direct emissions in Australia?
- Agricultural soils — direct emissions in Australia was 124 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 124 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.11 kt in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions?
- Australia ranks 10th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — direct emissions rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O). 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