Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia

Australia: Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 2,989 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2,989 kt
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
9th
of 46 countries
All-time high
4,451 kt
in 2017
All-time low
2,281 kt
in 2003
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990–2020

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200520201990: 2.4k kt1991: 2.5k kt1992: 2.4k kt1993: 2.6k kt1994: 2.7k kt1995: 2.3k kt1996: 2.8k kt1997: 3.1k kt1998: 3.0k kt1999: 3.1k kt2000: 3.2k kt2001: 3.0k kt2002: 3.2k kt2003: 2.3k kt2004: 3.4k kt2005: 3.1k kt2006: 3.4k kt2007: 2.3k kt2008: 2.8k kt2009: 3.1k kt2010: 3.2k kt2011: 3.5k kt2012: 3.8k kt2013: 3.5k kt2014: 3.6k kt2015: 3.5k kt2016: 3.4k kt2017: 4.5k kt2018: 3.6k kt2019: 3.1k kt2020: 3.0k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Australia is 2,989 kt, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Australia peaked at 4,451 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,281 kt, in 2003.

That places Australia 9th out of 46 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.

Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 2,449 kt —
1991 2,489 kt +1.6%
1992 2,415 kt -2.9%
1993 2,553 kt +5.7%
1994 2,695 kt +5.6%
1995 2,302 kt -14.6%
1996 2,821 kt +22.5%
1997 3,101 kt +9.9%
1998 2,959 kt -4.6%
1999 3,148 kt +6.4%
2000 3,198 kt +1.6%
2001 2,964 kt -7.3%
2002 3,196 kt +7.8%
2003 2,281 kt -28.6%
2004 3,351 kt +46.9%
2005 3,120 kt -6.9%
2006 3,401 kt +9.0%
2007 2,327 kt -31.6%
2008 2,784 kt +19.6%
2009 3,124 kt +12.2%
2010 3,216 kt +3.0%
2011 3,542 kt +10.1%
2012 3,771 kt +6.5%
2013 3,465 kt -8.1%
2014 3,578 kt +3.3%
2015 3,492 kt -2.4%
2016 3,390 kt -2.9%
2017 4,451 kt +31.3%
2018 3,580 kt -19.6%
2019 3,145 kt -12.2%
2020 2,989 kt -4.9%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 2,989 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 366.01 kt, 8.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,693 kt 2,302 kt 3,148 kt 10
2000s 2,975 kt 2,281 kt 3,401 kt 10
2010s 3,563 kt 3,145 kt 4,451 kt 10
2020s 2,989 kt 2,989 kt 2,989 kt 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 6 France 3,557 kt compare
  2. 7 Türkiye 3,080 kt compare
  3. 7 Turkey 3,080 kt compare
  4. 10 Italy 1,951 kt compare
  5. 11 Romania 1,727 kt compare
  6. 12 Poland 1,709 kt compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Australia?
Crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Australia was 2,989 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 4,451 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,281 kt in 2003.
How does Australia rank for crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
Australia ranks 9th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
Is crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
51 places, 1,523 data points, 1990–2020
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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