Land-use change — Emissions in Australia
Australia: Land-use change — Emissions was 1,595 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land-use change — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions in Australia is 1,595 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions in Australia peaked at 69,661 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,595 kt, in 2021.
Australia ranks 55th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57,779 kt | 57,779 kt | 57,779 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,473 kt | 57,779 kt | 69,661 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,061 kt | 1,744 kt | 69,661 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,835 kt | 1,595 kt | 10,556 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions in Australia?
- Land-use change — emissions in Australia was 1,595 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 69,661 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,595 kt in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for land-use change — emissions?
- Australia ranks 55th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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