IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in Australia
Australia: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC was 2,080 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Australia recorded 2,080 kt for ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Australia peaked at 2,862 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,080 kt, in 2020.
Australia ranks 9th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,862 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2,839 kt | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 2,748 kt | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 2,664 kt | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 2,648 kt | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 2,543 kt | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 2,590 kt | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 2,606 kt | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 2,598 kt | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2,577 kt | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 2,666 kt | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 2,629 kt | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 2,613 kt | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 2,463 kt | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 2,535 kt | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 2,568 kt | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 2,514 kt | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 2,427 kt | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 2,331 kt | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 2,316 kt | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 2,219 kt | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 2,352 kt | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 2,397 kt | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 2,413 kt | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2,390 kt | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2,296 kt | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 2,250 kt | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 2,334 kt | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 2,336 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,167 kt | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 2,080 kt | -4.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 2,080 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 152.9 kt, 13.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Australia's 2,080 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 883.53 kt, 2.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,668 kt | 2,543 kt | 2,862 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,506 kt | 2,316 kt | 2,666 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,315 kt | 2,167 kt | 2,413 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,080 kt | 2,080 kt | 2,080 kt | 1 |
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 ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Australia?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Australia was 2,080 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,862 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,080 kt in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?
- Australia ranks 9th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC. 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