Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia
Australia: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 10,982 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Australia recorded 10,982 kt for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Australia peaked at 12,988 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9,813 kt, in 1995.
Australia ranks 17th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,050 kt | — |
| 1991 | 10,807 kt | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 10,353 kt | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 10,343 kt | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 10,620 kt | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 9,813 kt | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 10,647 kt | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 11,152 kt | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 10,946 kt | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 11,269 kt | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 11,861 kt | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 11,670 kt | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 11,775 kt | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 10,348 kt | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 11,689 kt | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 11,545 kt | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 11,473 kt | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 9,982 kt | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 9,980 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 10,474 kt | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 10,291 kt | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 11,322 kt | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 11,732 kt | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 11,549 kt | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 12,069 kt | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 11,524 kt | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 11,633 kt | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 12,988 kt | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 11,902 kt | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 10,875 kt | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 10,982 kt | +1.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 10,982 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,913 kt, 3.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Australia's 10,982 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,088 kt, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,700 kt | 9,813 kt | 11,269 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,080 kt | 9,980 kt | 11,861 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,589 kt | 10,291 kt | 12,988 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,982 kt | 10,982 kt | 10,982 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 14 Mexico 13,299 kt compare
- 15 Kazakhstan 13,123 kt compare
- 16 Spain 11,030 kt compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10,358 kt compare
- 18 United Kingdom 10,358 kt compare
- 20 Kenya 10,165 kt compare
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 agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Australia?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Australia was 10,982 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 12,988 kt in 2017.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,813 kt in 1995.
- How does Australia rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
- Australia ranks 17th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. 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