IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC in Australia

Australia: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC was 2,797 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2,797 kt
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
3rd
of 44 countries
All-time high
2,862 kt
in 2017
All-time low
582.01 kt
in 1990
Years of data
31
1990–2020

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990–2020

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k1990200520201990: 582 kt1991: 634.9 kt1992: 689.8 kt1993: 767 kt1994: 868.8 kt1995: 919.4 kt1996: 945.6 kt1997: 1.2k kt1998: 1.3k kt1999: 1.5k kt2000: 1.7k kt2001: 1.8k kt2002: 1.9k kt2003: 1.9k kt2004: 2.0k kt2005: 2.0k kt2006: 1.8k kt2007: 1.8k kt2008: 1.8k kt2009: 1.9k kt2010: 2.2k kt2011: 2.2k kt2012: 2.0k kt2013: 2.0k kt2014: 2.5k kt2015: 2.5k kt2016: 2.7k kt2017: 2.9k kt2018: 2.7k kt2019: 2.7k kt2020: 2.8k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2) — unfccc in Australia is 2,797 kt, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2) — unfccc in Australia peaked at 2,862 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 582.01 kt, in 1990.

Australia ranks 3rd of 44 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC in Australia, year by year

Annual values for IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 582.01 kt —
1991 634.9 kt +9.1%
1992 689.81 kt +8.6%
1993 767.03 kt +11.2%
1994 868.78 kt +13.3%
1995 919.4 kt +5.8%
1996 945.55 kt +2.8%
1997 1,154 kt +22.0%
1998 1,329 kt +15.2%
1999 1,513 kt +13.9%
2000 1,701 kt +12.4%
2001 1,819 kt +6.9%
2002 1,930 kt +6.1%
2003 1,926 kt -0.2%
2004 2,035 kt +5.7%
2005 1,963 kt -3.5%
2006 1,830 kt -6.8%
2007 1,816 kt -0.8%
2008 1,830 kt +0.8%
2009 1,943 kt +6.2%
2010 2,189 kt +12.7%
2011 2,201 kt +0.5%
2012 2,045 kt -7.1%
2013 2,038 kt -0.3%
2014 2,491 kt +22.2%
2015 2,533 kt +1.7%
2016 2,663 kt +5.1%
2017 2,862 kt +7.5%
2018 2,675 kt -6.5%
2019 2,665 kt -0.3%
2020 2,797 kt +4.9%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 2,797 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 166.58 kt, 16.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 940.28 kt 582.01 kt 1,513 kt 10
2000s 1,879 kt 1,701 kt 2,035 kt 10
2010s 2,436 kt 2,038 kt 2,862 kt 10
2020s 2,797 kt 2,797 kt 2,797 kt 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 1 United States 7,657 kt compare
  2. 2 Canada 3,037 kt compare
  3. 4 Germany 2,610 kt compare
  4. 5 France 1,859 kt compare
  5. 6 Türkiye 1,657 kt compare
  6. 6 Turkey 1,657 kt compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2) — unfccc in Australia?
Ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2) — unfccc in Australia was 2,797 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 2,862 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 582.01 kt in 1990.
How does Australia rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2) — unfccc?
Australia ranks 3rd out of 44 countries with data for 2020.
Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2) — unfccc rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. 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 IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
49 places, 1,471 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