IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in Australia

Australia: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC was 2,080 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
2,080 kt
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
8th
of 90 countries
All-time high
2,862 kt
in 1990
All-time low
2,080 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990–2020

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200520201990: 2.9k kt1991: 2.8k kt1992: 2.7k kt1993: 2.7k kt1994: 2.6k kt1995: 2.5k kt1996: 2.6k kt1997: 2.6k kt1998: 2.6k kt1999: 2.6k kt2000: 2.7k kt2001: 2.6k kt2002: 2.6k kt2003: 2.5k kt2004: 2.5k kt2005: 2.6k kt2006: 2.5k kt2007: 2.4k kt2008: 2.3k kt2009: 2.3k kt2010: 2.2k kt2011: 2.4k kt2012: 2.4k kt2013: 2.4k kt2014: 2.4k kt2015: 2.3k kt2016: 2.2k kt2017: 2.3k kt2018: 2.3k kt2019: 2.2k kt2020: 2.1k kt

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 8th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 5 Indonesia 2,928 kt compare
  2. 6 Argentina 2,351 kt compare
  3. 7 Ethiopia 2,194 kt compare
  4. 9 Mexico 1,951 kt compare
  5. 10 Russian Federation 1,811 kt compare
  6. 11 Türkiye 1,560 kt compare

See the full ranking of 96 places →

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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 8th out of 90 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

Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
96 places, 2,031 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

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