IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia

Australia: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC was 58,238 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
58,238 kt
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
8th
of 90 countries
All-time high
80,138 kt
in 1990
All-time low
58,238 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200520201990: 80.1k kt1991: 79.5k kt1992: 76.9k kt1993: 74.6k kt1994: 74.2k kt1995: 71.2k kt1996: 72.5k kt1997: 73.0k kt1998: 72.7k kt1999: 72.2k kt2000: 74.6k kt2001: 73.6k kt2002: 73.2k kt2003: 69.0k kt2004: 71.0k kt2005: 71.9k kt2006: 70.4k kt2007: 68.0k kt2008: 65.3k kt2009: 64.8k kt2010: 62.1k kt2011: 65.9k kt2012: 67.1k kt2013: 67.6k kt2014: 66.9k kt2015: 64.3k kt2016: 63.0k kt2017: 65.4k kt2018: 65.4k kt2019: 60.7k kt2020: 58.2k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in Australia is 58,238 kt, measured 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 (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in Australia peaked at 80,138 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 58,238 kt, in 2020.

That places Australia 8th out of 90 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 74,691 kt 71,200 kt 80,138 kt 10
2000s 70,174 kt 64,836 kt 74,649 kt 10
2010s 64,833 kt 60,681 kt 67,567 kt 10
2020s 58,238 kt 58,238 kt 58,238 kt 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 5 Indonesia 81,981 kt compare
  2. 6 Argentina 65,832 kt compare
  3. 7 Ethiopia 61,428 kt compare
  4. 9 Mexico 54,619 kt compare
  5. 10 Russian Federation 50,701 kt compare
  6. 11 Türkiye 43,688 kt compare

See the full ranking of 96 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in Australia?
Ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in Australia was 58,238 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 80,138 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 58,238 kt in 2020.
How does Australia rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc?
Australia ranks 8th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — 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
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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