Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita in Australia
Australia: Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita was 0.63 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, emissions from crops — emissions per capita in Australia stood at 0.63 t CO2eq/cap. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from crops — emissions per capita in Australia peaked at 0.63 t CO2eq/cap in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.31 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
That places Australia 6th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | +25.7% |
| 1997 | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | -24.5% |
| 2004 | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | +32.4% |
| 2005 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | -25.6% |
| 2008 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.63 t CO2eq/cap | +8.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.63 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.09 t CO2eq/cap, 7.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.63 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.09 t CO2eq/cap, 7.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.394 t CO2eq/cap | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.421 t CO2eq/cap | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.449 t CO2eq/cap | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5725 t CO2eq/cap | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | 0.63 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
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 emissions from crops — emissions per capita in Australia?
- Emissions from crops — emissions per capita in Australia was 0.63 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from crops — emissions per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.63 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- What is the lowest emissions from crops — emissions per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for emissions from crops — emissions per capita?
- Australia ranks 6th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from crops — emissions per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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 Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.