Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Australia
Australia: Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC was 4,000 ha in 2020. ▬ Flat
Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Australia recorded 4,000 ha for drained organic soils — area — unfccc in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Australia peaked at 4,000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,000 ha, in 1990.
That places Australia 26th out of 31 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 4,000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 30,216 ha, 13% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,000 ha | 4,000 ha | 4,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,000 ha | 4,000 ha | 4,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,000 ha | 4,000 ha | 4,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,000 ha | 4,000 ha | 4,000 ha | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Australia?
- Drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Australia was 4,000 ha in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 ha in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for drained organic soils — area — unfccc?
- Australia ranks 26th out of 31 countries with data for 2020.
- Is drained organic soils — area — unfccc rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.