Crop Residues — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Australia

Australia: Crop Residues — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 11.28 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
11.28 kt
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
9th
of 46 countries
All-time high
16.8 kt
in 2017
All-time low
8.61 kt
in 2003
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Crop Residues — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990–2020

0510151990200520201990: 9.2 kt1991: 9.4 kt1992: 9.1 kt1993: 9.6 kt1994: 10.2 kt1995: 8.7 kt1996: 10.6 kt1997: 11.7 kt1998: 11.2 kt1999: 11.9 kt2000: 12.1 kt2001: 11.2 kt2002: 12.1 kt2003: 8.6 kt2004: 12.6 kt2005: 11.8 kt2006: 12.8 kt2007: 8.8 kt2008: 10.5 kt2009: 11.8 kt2010: 12.1 kt2011: 13.4 kt2012: 14.2 kt2013: 13.1 kt2014: 13.5 kt2015: 13.2 kt2016: 12.8 kt2017: 16.8 kt2018: 13.5 kt2019: 11.9 kt2020: 11.3 kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, crop residues — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Australia stood at 11.28 kt.

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

Over the whole period, crop residues — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Australia peaked at 16.8 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.61 kt, in 2003.

Australia ranks 9th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Crop Residues — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Crop Residues — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 9.24 kt —
1991 9.39 kt +1.6%
1992 9.11 kt -2.9%
1993 9.63 kt +5.7%
1994 10.17 kt +5.6%
1995 8.69 kt -14.6%
1996 10.64 kt +22.5%
1997 11.7 kt +9.9%
1998 11.17 kt -4.6%
1999 11.88 kt +6.4%
2000 12.07 kt +1.6%
2001 11.18 kt -7.3%
2002 12.06 kt +7.8%
2003 8.61 kt -28.6%
2004 12.64 kt +46.9%
2005 11.78 kt -6.9%
2006 12.83 kt +9.0%
2007 8.78 kt -31.6%
2008 10.5 kt +19.6%
2009 11.79 kt +12.2%
2010 12.14 kt +3.0%
2011 13.36 kt +10.1%
2012 14.23 kt +6.5%
2013 13.07 kt -8.1%
2014 13.5 kt +3.3%
2015 13.18 kt -2.4%
2016 12.79 kt -2.9%
2017 16.8 kt +31.3%
2018 13.51 kt -19.6%
2019 11.87 kt -12.2%
2020 11.28 kt -4.9%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 11.28 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.38 kt, 8.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.16 kt 8.69 kt 11.88 kt 10
2000s 11.22 kt 8.61 kt 12.83 kt 10
2010s 13.45 kt 11.87 kt 16.8 kt 10
2020s 11.28 kt 11.28 kt 11.28 kt 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 6 France 13.42 kt compare
  2. 7 Türkiye 11.62 kt compare
  3. 7 Turkey 11.62 kt compare
  4. 10 Italy 7.36 kt compare
  5. 11 Romania 6.52 kt compare
  6. 12 Poland 6.45 kt compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop residues — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Australia?
Crop residues — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Australia was 11.28 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop residues — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 16.8 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest crop residues — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.61 kt in 2003.
How does Australia rank for crop residues — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
Australia ranks 9th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
Is crop residues — emissions (n2o) — 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 (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Crop Residues — Emissions (N2O) — 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