Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Australia

Australia: Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0005 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
89th
of 163 countries
All-time high
0.0005 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0001 kt per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Australia is 0.0005 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 57.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.

Australia ranks 89th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Australia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0001 kt per square kilometre
1962 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +17.6%
1963 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +5.1%
1964 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +9.5%
1965 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -19.7%
1966 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +55.5%
1967 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -31.1%
1968 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +67.6%
1969 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -21.2%
1970 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -11.4%
1971 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +12.7%
1972 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -20.6%
1973 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +45.0%
1974 0.0002 kt per square kilometre -5.3%
1975 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +8.4%
1976 0.0002 kt per square kilometre -1.4%
1977 0.0002 kt per square kilometre -10.4%
1978 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +55.5%
1979 0.0002 kt per square kilometre -6.4%
1980 0.0002 kt per square kilometre -23.4%
1981 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +34.3%
1982 0.0002 kt per square kilometre -32.8%
1983 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +89.3%
1984 0.0003 kt per square kilometre -8.5%
1985 0.0002 kt per square kilometre -10.9%
1986 0.0002 kt per square kilometre -4.8%
1987 0.0002 kt per square kilometre -16.0%
1988 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +6.8%
1989 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +2.1%
1990 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +2.3%
1991 0.0002 kt per square kilometre -1.0%
1992 0.0002 kt per square kilometre -13.5%
1993 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +20.6%
1994 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +12.1%
1995 0.0002 kt per square kilometre -37.8%
1996 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +62.0%
1997 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +27.2%
1998 0.0003 kt per square kilometre -13.1%
1999 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +8.1%
2000 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +4.7%
2001 0.0003 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
2002 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +9.5%
2003 0.0002 kt per square kilometre -46.6%
2004 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +107.1%
2005 0.0003 kt per square kilometre -15.4%
2006 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +12.9%
2007 0.0002 kt per square kilometre -47.5%
2008 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +36.0%
2009 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +24.1%
2010 0.0003 kt per square kilometre -1.9%
2011 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +15.2%
2012 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +7.6%
2013 0.0003 kt per square kilometre -16.5%
2014 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +7.3%
2015 0.0003 kt per square kilometre -2.7%
2016 0.0003 kt per square kilometre -5.6%
2017 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +37.3%
2018 0.0003 kt per square kilometre -29.6%
2019 0.0003 kt per square kilometre -11.1%
2020 0.0002 kt per square kilometre -8.0%
2021 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +78.7%
2022 0.0005 kt per square kilometre +8.1%
2023 0.0005 kt per square kilometre +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 86 Mali 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 87 Nicaragua 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 88 Kazakhstan 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 90 Panama 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 91 Cyprus 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 92 Honduras 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Australia?
Crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Australia rank for crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 89th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
164 places, 9,247 data points, 1961–2023
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Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.