IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land was 0.68 t CO2eq/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand is 0.68 t CO2eq/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 44.7% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 0.68 t CO2eq/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.41 t CO2eq/ha, in 2003.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 149th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.47 t CO2eq/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.46 t CO2eq/ha | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.45 t CO2eq/ha | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.45 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.45 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.45 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.43 t CO2eq/ha | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.43 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.44 t CO2eq/ha | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.52 t CO2eq/ha | +18.2% |
| 2000 | 0.55 t CO2eq/ha | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.59 t CO2eq/ha | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.57 t CO2eq/ha | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.41 t CO2eq/ha | -28.1% |
| 2004 | 0.56 t CO2eq/ha | +36.6% |
| 2005 | 0.44 t CO2eq/ha | -21.4% |
| 2006 | 0.53 t CO2eq/ha | +20.5% |
| 2007 | 0.52 t CO2eq/ha | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.45 t CO2eq/ha | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 0.47 t CO2eq/ha | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.42 t CO2eq/ha | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.65 t CO2eq/ha | +54.8% |
| 2012 | 0.67 t CO2eq/ha | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.49 t CO2eq/ha | -26.9% |
| 2014 | 0.54 t CO2eq/ha | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 0.55 t CO2eq/ha | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.47 t CO2eq/ha | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 0.55 t CO2eq/ha | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 0.56 t CO2eq/ha | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.47 t CO2eq/ha | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 0.42 t CO2eq/ha | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 0.46 t CO2eq/ha | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.47 t CO2eq/ha | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.68 t CO2eq/ha | +44.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.455 t CO2eq/ha | 0.43 t CO2eq/ha | 0.52 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.509 t CO2eq/ha | 0.41 t CO2eq/ha | 0.59 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.537 t CO2eq/ha | 0.42 t CO2eq/ha | 0.67 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5075 t CO2eq/ha | 0.42 t CO2eq/ha | 0.68 t CO2eq/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 146 Solomon Islands 0.72 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 147 Armenia 0.7 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 148 Sudan 0.69 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 150 Eritrea 0.64 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 151 Madagascar 0.61 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 152 Australia 0.59 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 152 Kyrgyzstan 0.59 t CO2eq/ha compare
More climate change data for Australia and New Zealand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.41 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 164,901 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 46,145 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 118,756 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 174.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,241 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,657 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,510 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 43.99 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand was 0.68 t CO2eq/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.68 t CO2eq/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 t CO2eq/ha in 2003.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 149th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.