Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Australia

Australia: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 30.96 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
30.96 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
11th
of 48 countries
All-time high
37.89 kt
in 2017
All-time low
27.66 kt
in 1995
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990–2020

0102030401990200520201990: 31.5 kt1991: 30.8 kt1992: 29.4 kt1993: 29.5 kt1994: 30.2 kt1995: 27.7 kt1996: 30.3 kt1997: 31.9 kt1998: 31.2 kt1999: 32.2 kt2000: 33.9 kt2001: 33 kt2002: 33.6 kt2003: 28.9 kt2004: 33.5 kt2005: 32.9 kt2006: 33 kt2007: 28 kt2008: 28.6 kt2009: 30.3 kt2010: 29.7 kt2011: 32.7 kt2012: 34 kt2013: 33.2 kt2014: 34.6 kt2015: 33.3 kt2016: 33.4 kt2017: 37.9 kt2018: 34.1 kt2019: 31 kt2020: 31 kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Australia stood at 30.96 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Australia peaked at 37.89 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.66 kt, in 1995.

That places Australia 11th out of 48 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.47 kt 27.66 kt 32.21 kt 10
2000s 31.57 kt 28.04 kt 33.91 kt 10
2010s 33.38 kt 29.68 kt 37.89 kt 10
2020s 30.96 kt 30.96 kt 30.96 kt 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 8 Poland 42.84 kt compare
  2. 9 Spain 35.64 kt compare
  3. 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31.21 kt compare
  4. 12 Belarus 29.27 kt compare
  5. 13 Italy 28.38 kt compare
  6. 14 Paraguay 23.48 kt compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Australia?
Agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Australia was 30.96 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 37.89 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 27.66 kt in 1995.
How does Australia rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
Australia ranks 11th out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
Is agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
53 places, 1,520 data points, 1990–2020
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