Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) in Australia
Australia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) was 8.12 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) in Australia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Australia is 8.12 kt, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Australia peaked at 8.89 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.24 kt, in 1992.
Australia ranks 11th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.53 kt | — |
| 1991 | 4.3 kt | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 4.24 kt | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 4.25 kt | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 4.75 kt | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 4.74 kt | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 5.27 kt | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 5.8 kt | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 6.18 kt | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 6.52 kt | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 7.63 kt | +16.9% |
| 2001 | 7.83 kt | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 7.62 kt | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 6.73 kt | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 7.08 kt | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 6.82 kt | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 6.55 kt | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 5.95 kt | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 5.48 kt | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 5.83 kt | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 5.78 kt | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 7.06 kt | +22.1% |
| 2012 | 7.07 kt | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 7.51 kt | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 8.5 kt | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 8.02 kt | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 8.7 kt | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 8.89 kt | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 8.17 kt | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 7.44 kt | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 8.12 kt | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.06 kt | 4.24 kt | 6.52 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.75 kt | 5.48 kt | 7.83 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.71 kt | 5.78 kt | 8.89 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.12 kt | 8.12 kt | 8.12 kt | 1 |
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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Australia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Australia was 8.12 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.89 kt in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.24 kt in 1992.
- How does Australia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions)?
- Australia ranks 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. 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 Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).