Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 6,017 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
6,017 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 221 countries
All-time high
6,082 kt
in 2001
All-time low
5,944 kt
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 5.9k kt1991: 5.9k kt1992: 5.9k kt1993: 5.9k kt1994: 5.9k kt1995: 6.0k kt1996: 6.0k kt1997: 6.1k kt1998: 6.1k kt1999: 6.1k kt2000: 6.1k kt2001: 6.1k kt2002: 6.1k kt2003: 6.1k kt2004: 6.1k kt2005: 6.1k kt2006: 6.0k kt2007: 6.0k kt2008: 6.0k kt2009: 6.0k kt2010: 6.0k kt2011: 6.0k kt2012: 6.0k kt2013: 6.0k kt2014: 6.0k kt2015: 6.0k kt2016: 6.0k kt2017: 6.0k kt2018: 6.0k kt2019: 6.0k kt2020: 6.0k kt2021: 6.0k kt2022: 6.0k kt2023: 6.0k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Australia and New Zealand stood at 6,017 kt.

That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 6,082 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5,944 kt, in 1994.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 30th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Australia and New Zealand, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 5,950 kt
1991 5,950 kt +0.0%
1992 5,950 kt +0.0%
1993 5,948 kt -0.0%
1994 5,944 kt -0.1%
1995 6,038 kt +1.6%
1996 6,046 kt +0.1%
1997 6,059 kt +0.2%
1998 6,070 kt +0.2%
1999 6,080 kt +0.2%
2000 6,081 kt +0.0%
2001 6,082 kt +0.0%
2002 6,074 kt -0.1%
2003 6,066 kt -0.1%
2004 6,052 kt -0.2%
2005 6,052 kt -0.0%
2006 6,045 kt -0.1%
2007 6,042 kt -0.0%
2008 6,039 kt -0.1%
2009 6,038 kt -0.0%
2010 6,036 kt -0.0%
2011 6,034 kt -0.0%
2012 6,034 kt +0.0%
2013 6,033 kt -0.0%
2014 6,027 kt -0.1%
2015 6,027 kt -0.0%
2016 6,024 kt -0.1%
2017 6,023 kt -0.0%
2018 6,023 kt +0.0%
2019 6,015 kt -0.1%
2020 6,015 kt -0.0%
2021 6,017 kt +0.0%
2022 6,017 kt -0.0%
2023 6,017 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,003 kt 5,944 kt 6,080 kt 10
2000s 6,057 kt 6,038 kt 6,082 kt 10
2010s 6,028 kt 6,015 kt 6,036 kt 10
2020s 6,016 kt 6,015 kt 6,017 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 27 Latvia 6,205 kt compare
  2. 28 Estonia 6,203 kt compare
  3. 29 Uganda 6,120 kt compare
  4. 31 Cabo Verde 0 kt
  5. 31 Ethiopia 5,835 kt compare
  6. 32 Argentina 5,799 kt compare
  7. 33 Japan 5,073 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Australia and New Zealand?
Drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Australia and New Zealand was 6,017 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 6,082 kt in 2001.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 5,944 kt in 1994.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq)?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 30th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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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