Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 54,072 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 54,072 kt for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 54,072 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39,268 kt, in 1961.
That places Australia and New Zealand 8th out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39,268 kt | — |
| 1962 | 40,592 kt | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 41,386 kt | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 42,614 kt | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 43,344 kt | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 42,471 kt | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 43,934 kt | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 45,797 kt | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 47,290 kt | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 48,820 kt | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 49,364 kt | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 50,069 kt | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 48,439 kt | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 49,997 kt | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 51,784 kt | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 52,032 kt | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 49,212 kt | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 48,531 kt | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 47,561 kt | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 47,592 kt | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 47,348 kt | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 46,918 kt | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 46,357 kt | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 46,990 kt | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 48,180 kt | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 48,351 kt | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 47,195 kt | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 47,891 kt | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 48,955 kt | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 51,118 kt | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 50,457 kt | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 48,617 kt | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 48,119 kt | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 49,091 kt | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 47,759 kt | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 49,376 kt | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 50,052 kt | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 49,973 kt | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 50,637 kt | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 50,889 kt | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 50,653 kt | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 50,362 kt | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 47,710 kt | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 50,604 kt | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 49,864 kt | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 48,674 kt | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 46,275 kt | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 44,858 kt | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 45,127 kt | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 44,768 kt | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 47,473 kt | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 48,110 kt | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 48,739 kt | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 49,671 kt | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 47,703 kt | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 46,634 kt | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 48,902 kt | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 47,422 kt | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 45,238 kt | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 46,641 kt | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 50,490 kt | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 49,790 kt | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 54,072 kt | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42,966 kt | 39,268 kt | 47,290 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 49,581 kt | 47,561 kt | 52,032 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 47,578 kt | 46,357 kt | 48,955 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 49,520 kt | 47,759 kt | 51,118 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,501 kt | 44,858 kt | 50,889 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,466 kt | 44,768 kt | 49,671 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,248 kt | 46,641 kt | 54,072 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 5 Brazil 162,406 kt compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 21,838 kt compare
- 6 USSR 137,477 kt compare
- 6 Viet Nam 17,651 kt compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 15,917 kt compare
- 7 Pakistan 58,500 kt compare
- 9 Indonesia 50,438 kt compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 8,629 kt compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7,319 kt compare
- 10 Ethiopia 44,196 kt compare
- 11 Australia 42,813 kt compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 2,739 kt compare
More climate change data for Australia and New Zealand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.41 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 164,901 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 46,145 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 118,756 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 174.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,241 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,657 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,510 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 43.99 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) in Australia and New Zealand?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) in Australia and New Zealand was 54,072 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 54,072 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,268 kt in 1961.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq)?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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