Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia

Australia: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 23.32 kt in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
23.32 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
31st
of 38 countries
All-time high
23.32 kt
in 1990
All-time low
23.32 kt
in 1990
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990–2020

05101520251990200520201990: 23.3 kt1991: 23.3 kt1992: 23.3 kt1993: 23.3 kt1994: 23.3 kt1995: 23.3 kt1996: 23.3 kt1997: 23.3 kt1998: 23.3 kt1999: 23.3 kt2000: 23.3 kt2001: 23.3 kt2002: 23.3 kt2003: 23.3 kt2004: 23.3 kt2005: 23.3 kt2006: 23.3 kt2007: 23.3 kt2008: 23.3 kt2009: 23.3 kt2010: 23.3 kt2011: 23.3 kt2012: 23.3 kt2013: 23.3 kt2014: 23.3 kt2015: 23.3 kt2016: 23.3 kt2017: 23.3 kt2018: 23.3 kt2019: 23.3 kt2020: 23.3 kt

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

Analysis

Australia recorded 23.32 kt for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Australia peaked at 23.32 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23.32 kt, in 1990.

That places Australia 31st out of 38 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 23.32 kt —
1991 23.32 kt +0.0%
1992 23.32 kt +0.0%
1993 23.32 kt +0.0%
1994 23.32 kt +0.0%
1995 23.32 kt +0.0%
1996 23.32 kt +0.0%
1997 23.32 kt +0.0%
1998 23.32 kt +0.0%
1999 23.32 kt +0.0%
2000 23.32 kt +0.0%
2001 23.32 kt +0.0%
2002 23.32 kt +0.0%
2003 23.32 kt +0.0%
2004 23.32 kt +0.0%
2005 23.32 kt +0.0%
2006 23.32 kt +0.0%
2007 23.32 kt +0.0%
2008 23.32 kt +0.0%
2009 23.32 kt +0.0%
2010 23.32 kt +0.0%
2011 23.32 kt +0.0%
2012 23.32 kt +0.0%
2013 23.32 kt +0.0%
2014 23.32 kt +0.0%
2015 23.32 kt +0.0%
2016 23.32 kt +0.0%
2017 23.32 kt +0.0%
2018 23.32 kt +0.0%
2019 23.32 kt +0.0%
2020 23.32 kt +0.0%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 23.32 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 124.05 kt, 19% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.32 kt 23.32 kt 23.32 kt 10
2000s 23.32 kt 23.32 kt 23.32 kt 10
2010s 23.32 kt 23.32 kt 23.32 kt 10
2020s 23.32 kt 23.32 kt 23.32 kt 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 28 Switzerland 57.47 kt compare
  2. 29 Canada 53.81 kt compare
  3. 30 Austria 44.23 kt compare
  4. 32 Greece 22.2 kt compare
  5. 33 Romania 21.28 kt compare
  6. 34 Bulgaria 10.66 kt compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Australia?
Drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Australia was 23.32 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 23.32 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 23.32 kt in 1990.
How does Australia rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
Australia ranks 31st out of 38 countries with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — 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 — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — 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
43 places, 1,285 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