Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Australia
Australia: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) was 4,320 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Australia recorded 4,320 kt for energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Australia peaked at 5,088 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 887.75 kt, in 1961.
That places Australia 21st out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 887.75 kt | — |
| 1962 | 916.9 kt | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 943.4 kt | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 972.55 kt | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 1,002 kt | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 1,028 kt | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 1,052 kt | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 1,073 kt | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 1,092 kt | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 1,187 kt | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 1,174 kt | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 1,208 kt | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 1,333 kt | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 1,320 kt | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 1,375 kt | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 1,418 kt | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 1,505 kt | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 1,521 kt | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 1,566 kt | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 1,638 kt | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 1,680 kt | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 1,762 kt | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 1,720 kt | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 1,805 kt | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 1,882 kt | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 1,892 kt | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 1,980 kt | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 2,019 kt | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 2,101 kt | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 2,141 kt | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 2,131 kt | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 2,398 kt | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 2,549 kt | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 2,756 kt | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 3,074 kt | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 3,445 kt | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 3,922 kt | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 4,505 kt | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 5,088 kt | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 3,260 kt | -35.9% |
| 2001 | 3,366 kt | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 3,578 kt | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 3,816 kt | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 4,002 kt | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 4,028 kt | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 3,922 kt | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 3,922 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,948 kt | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 3,418 kt | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 3,551 kt | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 3,524 kt | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 3,763 kt | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 3,869 kt | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 3,816 kt | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 3,842 kt | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 4,054 kt | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 4,240 kt | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 4,293 kt | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 4,214 kt | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 4,054 kt | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 4,187 kt | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 4,134 kt | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 4,320 kt | +4.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 4,320 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 239.29 kt, 18.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Australia's 4,320 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 307.4 kt, 14.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -35.9% | 5,088 kt | 3,260 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 996.4 kt | 887.75 kt | 1,092 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,361 kt | 1,174 kt | 1,566 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,848 kt | 1,638 kt | 2,101 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,201 kt | 2,131 kt | 5,088 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,726 kt | 3,260 kt | 4,028 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,917 kt | 3,524 kt | 4,293 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,174 kt | 4,054 kt | 4,320 kt | 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 energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Australia?
- Energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Australia was 4,320 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,088 kt in 1999.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 887.75 kt in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Australia ranks 21st out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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