Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Australia
Australia: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use was 0.0131 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0131 °C
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
8th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0133 °C
in 2018
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Australia, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2024, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Australia stood at 0.0131 °C.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Australia peaked at 0.0133 °C in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
That places Australia 8th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Australia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +104.2% |
| 1853 | 0.0001 °C | +53.6% |
| 1854 | 0.0001 °C | +36.0% |
| 1855 | 0.0001 °C | +27.2% |
| 1856 | 0.0002 °C | +22.1% |
| 1857 | 0.0002 °C | +18.6% |
| 1858 | 0.0002 °C | +16.3% |
| 1859 | 0.0002 °C | +14.4% |
| 1860 | 0.0003 °C | +13.2% |
| 1861 | 0.0003 °C | +12.0% |
| 1862 | 0.0003 °C | +11.0% |
| 1863 | 0.0004 °C | +10.1% |
| 1864 | 0.0004 °C | +9.3% |
| 1865 | 0.0005 °C | +8.9% |
| 1866 | 0.0005 °C | +8.4% |
| 1867 | 0.0005 °C | +7.9% |
| 1868 | 0.0006 °C | +7.5% |
| 1869 | 0.0006 °C | +7.1% |
| 1870 | 0.0007 °C | +7.0% |
| 1871 | 0.0007 °C | +6.8% |
| 1872 | 0.0007 °C | +6.4% |
| 1873 | 0.0008 °C | +6.1% |
| 1874 | 0.0008 °C | +5.9% |
| 1875 | 0.0009 °C | +5.6% |
| 1876 | 0.0009 °C | +5.5% |
| 1877 | 0.001 °C | +5.2% |
| 1878 | 0.001 °C | +4.9% |
| 1879 | 0.0011 °C | +4.8% |
| 1880 | 0.0011 °C | +4.5% |
| 1881 | 0.0012 °C | +4.4% |
| 1882 | 0.0012 °C | +4.2% |
| 1883 | 0.0013 °C | +4.1% |
| 1884 | 0.0013 °C | +4.0% |
| 1885 | 0.0014 °C | +3.8% |
| 1886 | 0.0014 °C | +3.7% |
| 1887 | 0.0015 °C | +3.6% |
| 1888 | 0.0015 °C | +3.5% |
| 1889 | 0.0016 °C | +3.5% |
| 1890 | 0.0017 °C | +3.6% |
| 1891 | 0.0017 °C | +3.5% |
| 1892 | 0.0018 °C | +3.4% |
| 1893 | 0.0018 °C | +3.3% |
| 1894 | 0.0019 °C | +3.3% |
| 1895 | 0.0019 °C | +3.2% |
| 1896 | 0.002 °C | +3.1% |
| 1897 | 0.0021 °C | +3.1% |
| 1898 | 0.0021 °C | +3.0% |
| 1899 | 0.0022 °C | +2.9% |
| 1900 | 0.0023 °C | +2.8% |
| 1901 | 0.0023 °C | +2.7% |
| 1902 | 0.0024 °C | +2.6% |
| 1903 | 0.0024 °C | +2.6% |
| 1904 | 0.0025 °C | +2.5% |
| 1905 | 0.0026 °C | +2.4% |
| 1906 | 0.0026 °C | +2.4% |
| 1907 | 0.0027 °C | +2.4% |
| 1908 | 0.0027 °C | +2.3% |
| 1909 | 0.0028 °C | +2.3% |
| 1910 | 0.0029 °C | +2.2% |
| 1911 | 0.0029 °C | +2.1% |
| 1912 | 0.003 °C | +2.1% |
| 1913 | 0.0031 °C | +2.1% |
| 1914 | 0.0031 °C | +2.0% |
| 1915 | 0.0032 °C | +2.0% |
| 1916 | 0.0032 °C | +2.0% |
| 1917 | 0.0033 °C | +2.0% |
| 1918 | 0.0034 °C | +1.9% |
| 1919 | 0.0034 °C | +1.9% |
| 1920 | 0.0035 °C | +2.3% |
| 1921 | 0.0036 °C | +2.4% |
| 1922 | 0.0037 °C | +2.4% |
| 1923 | 0.0038 °C | +2.4% |
| 1924 | 0.0039 °C | +2.4% |
| 1925 | 0.004 °C | +2.4% |
| 1926 | 0.0041 °C | +2.4% |
| 1927 | 0.0041 °C | +2.4% |
| 1928 | 0.0042 °C | +2.3% |
| 1929 | 0.0043 °C | +2.3% |
| 1930 | 0.0044 °C | +1.9% |
| 1931 | 0.0045 °C | +1.7% |
| 1932 | 0.0046 °C | +1.6% |
| 1933 | 0.0046 °C | +1.6% |
| 1934 | 0.0047 °C | +1.5% |
| 1935 | 0.0048 °C | +1.4% |
| 1936 | 0.0048 °C | +1.4% |
| 1937 | 0.0049 °C | +1.4% |
| 1938 | 0.005 °C | +1.3% |
| 1939 | 0.005 °C | +1.3% |
| 1940 | 0.0051 °C | +1.3% |
| 1941 | 0.0052 °C | +1.3% |
| 1942 | 0.0052 °C | +1.4% |
| 1943 | 0.0053 °C | +1.3% |
| 1944 | 0.0054 °C | +1.3% |
| 1945 | 0.0055 °C | +1.4% |
| 1946 | 0.0055 °C | +1.4% |
| 1947 | 0.0056 °C | +1.4% |
| 1948 | 0.0057 °C | +1.4% |
| 1949 | 0.0058 °C | +1.4% |
| 1950 | 0.0059 °C | +1.7% |
| 1951 | 0.006 °C | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 0.0061 °C | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 0.0062 °C | +2.0% |
| 1954 | 0.0063 °C | +2.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0065 °C | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 0.0066 °C | +2.1% |
| 1957 | 0.0067 °C | +2.1% |
| 1958 | 0.0069 °C | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 0.007 °C | +2.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0072 °C | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0073 °C | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0075 °C | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0076 °C | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0078 °C | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.008 °C | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0082 °C | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0084 °C | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0085 °C | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0087 °C | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0088 °C | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.009 °C | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0091 °C | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0092 °C | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0093 °C | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0095 °C | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0097 °C | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0099 °C | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.01 °C | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0102 °C | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0104 °C | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0105 °C | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0106 °C | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0107 °C | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0108 °C | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0109 °C | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.011 °C | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0111 °C | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0111 °C | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0111 °C | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0112 °C | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0113 °C | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0113 °C | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0114 °C | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0115 °C | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0115 °C | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0116 °C | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0116 °C | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0117 °C | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0118 °C | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0119 °C | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0121 °C | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0122 °C | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0123 °C | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0124 °C | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0124 °C | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0125 °C | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0126 °C | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0127 °C | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0127 °C | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0128 °C | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.013 °C | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0131 °C | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0132 °C | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0132 °C | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0132 °C | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0132 °C | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0133 °C | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0133 °C | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0133 °C | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0132 °C | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0132 °C | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0131 °C | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0131 °C | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0131 °C | -0.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0131 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0004 °C, 35.6× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0131 °C is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0004 °C, 30.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +104.2% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +53.6% | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C |
| 1854 | +36.0% | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C |
| 1855 | +27.2% | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0006 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0011 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0014 °C | 0.0011 °C | 0.0016 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0019 °C | 0.0017 °C | 0.0022 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0025 °C | 0.0023 °C | 0.0028 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0031 °C | 0.0029 °C | 0.0034 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0039 °C | 0.0035 °C | 0.0043 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0047 °C | 0.0044 °C | 0.005 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0054 °C | 0.0051 °C | 0.0058 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0064 °C | 0.0059 °C | 0.007 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0079 °C | 0.0072 °C | 0.0087 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0095 °C | 0.0088 °C | 0.0102 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0108 °C | 0.0104 °C | 0.0111 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0115 °C | 0.0112 °C | 0.0118 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0124 °C | 0.0119 °C | 0.0127 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0132 °C | 0.0128 °C | 0.0133 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0131 °C | 0.0131 °C | 0.0132 °C | 5 |
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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 contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Australia?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Australia was 0.0131 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0133 °C in 2018.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Australia rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use?
- Australia ranks 8th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.