IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Australia

Australia: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 43.74 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
43.74 kt
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
26th
of 92 countries
All-time high
51.46 kt
in 2017
All-time low
38.34 kt
in 1995
Years of data
31
1990–2020

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990–2020

02040601990200520201990: 42.9 kt1991: 42 kt1992: 40.3 kt1993: 40.4 kt1994: 41.6 kt1995: 38.3 kt1996: 41.7 kt1997: 43.7 kt1998: 42.9 kt1999: 44.3 kt2000: 46.7 kt2001: 46.1 kt2002: 46.6 kt2003: 40.8 kt2004: 46.2 kt2005: 45.6 kt2006: 45.5 kt2007: 39.6 kt2008: 39.4 kt2009: 41.4 kt2010: 40.6 kt2011: 44.8 kt2012: 46.3 kt2013: 45.6 kt2014: 47.6 kt2015: 45.7 kt2016: 46.1 kt2017: 51.5 kt2018: 47.3 kt2019: 43.3 kt2020: 43.7 kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, ipcc agriculture — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Australia stood at 43.74 kt.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Australia peaked at 51.46 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 38.34 kt, in 1995.

That places Australia 26th out of 92 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Australia, year by year

Annual values for IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 42.93 kt —
1991 42.02 kt -2.1%
1992 40.32 kt -4.1%
1993 40.38 kt +0.2%
1994 41.56 kt +2.9%
1995 38.34 kt -7.8%
1996 41.66 kt +8.7%
1997 43.67 kt +4.8%
1998 42.92 kt -1.7%
1999 44.26 kt +3.1%
2000 46.66 kt +5.4%
2001 46.07 kt -1.3%
2002 46.55 kt +1.1%
2003 40.83 kt -12.3%
2004 46.16 kt +13.1%
2005 45.63 kt -1.1%
2006 45.53 kt -0.2%
2007 39.65 kt -12.9%
2008 39.45 kt -0.5%
2009 41.39 kt +4.9%
2010 40.65 kt -1.8%
2011 44.78 kt +10.2%
2012 46.33 kt +3.5%
2013 45.64 kt -1.5%
2014 47.62 kt +4.3%
2015 45.7 kt -4.0%
2016 46.1 kt +0.9%
2017 51.46 kt +11.6%
2018 47.27 kt -8.1%
2019 43.32 kt -8.4%
2020 43.74 kt +1.0%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 43.74 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.99 kt, 3.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 43.74 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.85 kt, 1.6× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.81 kt 38.34 kt 44.26 kt 10
2000s 43.79 kt 39.45 kt 46.66 kt 10
2010s 45.89 kt 40.65 kt 51.46 kt 10
2020s 43.74 kt 43.74 kt 43.74 kt 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 23 Peru 47.73 kt compare
  2. 24 Spain 47.21 kt compare
  3. 25 Madagascar 45.7 kt compare
  4. 27 Italy 43.3 kt compare
  5. 28 Kenya 40.17 kt compare
  6. 29 Belarus 37.32 kt compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ipcc agriculture — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Australia?
Ipcc agriculture — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Australia was 43.74 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 51.46 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 38.34 kt in 1995.
How does Australia rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
Australia ranks 26th out of 92 countries with data for 2020.
Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
97 places, 2,149 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