Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Australia
Australia: Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land was 0.62 t CO2eq/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/ha.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.62 t CO2eq/ha for farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 55.0% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Australia peaked at 0.62 t CO2eq/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.34 t CO2eq/ha, in 2020.
Australia ranks 157th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Australia, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4 t CO2eq/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.4 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.39 t CO2eq/ha | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.39 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.39 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.39 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.36 t CO2eq/ha | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.37 t CO2eq/ha | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.38 t CO2eq/ha | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.46 t CO2eq/ha | +21.1% |
| 2000 | 0.49 t CO2eq/ha | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.53 t CO2eq/ha | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.51 t CO2eq/ha | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.35 t CO2eq/ha | -31.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5 t CO2eq/ha | +42.9% |
| 2005 | 0.38 t CO2eq/ha | -24.0% |
| 2006 | 0.46 t CO2eq/ha | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 0.45 t CO2eq/ha | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.38 t CO2eq/ha | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4 t CO2eq/ha | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.35 t CO2eq/ha | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.59 t CO2eq/ha | +68.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6 t CO2eq/ha | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.41 t CO2eq/ha | -31.7% |
| 2014 | 0.47 t CO2eq/ha | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 0.48 t CO2eq/ha | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.39 t CO2eq/ha | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 0.48 t CO2eq/ha | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 0.49 t CO2eq/ha | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.39 t CO2eq/ha | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 0.34 t CO2eq/ha | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 0.39 t CO2eq/ha | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4 t CO2eq/ha | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.62 t CO2eq/ha | +55.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.393 t CO2eq/ha | 0.36 t CO2eq/ha | 0.46 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.445 t CO2eq/ha | 0.35 t CO2eq/ha | 0.53 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.465 t CO2eq/ha | 0.35 t CO2eq/ha | 0.6 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4375 t CO2eq/ha | 0.34 t CO2eq/ha | 0.62 t CO2eq/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Australia?
- Farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Australia was 0.62 t CO2eq/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.62 t CO2eq/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.34 t CO2eq/ha in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land?
- Australia ranks 157th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. 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 Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.