Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Australia
Australia: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 389.52 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Australia stood at 389.52 kt.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Australia peaked at 402.68 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 252.69 kt, in 1993.
That places Australia 30th out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 255.83 kt | — |
| 1991 | 254.14 kt | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 252.87 kt | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 252.69 kt | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 257.59 kt | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 265.44 kt | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 265.4 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 266.77 kt | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 265.75 kt | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 269.08 kt | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 272.29 kt | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 275.84 kt | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 288.04 kt | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 300.63 kt | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 284.51 kt | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 295.01 kt | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 298.75 kt | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 312.31 kt | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 312.13 kt | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 309.1 kt | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 314.42 kt | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 324.01 kt | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 325.54 kt | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 337.27 kt | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 363.6 kt | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 367.99 kt | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 374.62 kt | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 370.5 kt | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 378.88 kt | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 393.27 kt | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 402.68 kt | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 387.41 kt | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 386.23 kt | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 389.52 kt | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 260.56 kt | 252.69 kt | 269.08 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 294.86 kt | 272.29 kt | 312.31 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 355.01 kt | 314.42 kt | 393.27 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 391.46 kt | 386.23 kt | 402.68 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 27 Australia and New Zealand 460.79 kt compare
- 28 Thailand 444.19 kt compare
- 29 Algeria 431.84 kt compare
- 31 Myanmar 383 kt compare
- 32 Cabo Verde 3.81 kt compare
- 32 Uzbekistan 381.99 kt compare
- 33 Morocco 381.47 kt compare
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 agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Australia?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Australia was 389.52 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 402.68 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 252.69 kt in 1993.
- How does Australia rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Australia ranks 30th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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