Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Australia

Australia: Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 2,340 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,340 kt
Change on year
up 19.0%
World rank
14th
of 198 countries
All-time high
3,551 kt
in 1986
All-time low
646.6 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Australia, 1961–2023

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Australia is 2,340 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 19.0% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Australia peaked at 3,551 kt in 1986 and was at its lowest, 646.6 kt, in 1961.

Australia ranks 14th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Australia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 646.6 kt
1962 649.25 kt +0.4%
1963 654.55 kt +0.8%
1964 657.2 kt +0.4%
1965 659.85 kt +0.4%
1966 662.5 kt +0.4%
1967 665.15 kt +0.4%
1968 667.8 kt +0.4%
1969 673.1 kt +0.8%
1970 1,105 kt +64.2%
1971 1,121 kt +1.4%
1972 1,134 kt +1.2%
1973 1,208 kt +6.5%
1974 1,259 kt +4.2%
1975 1,291 kt +2.5%
1976 1,312 kt +1.6%
1977 1,407 kt +7.3%
1978 1,420 kt +0.9%
1979 1,439 kt +1.3%
1980 1,510 kt +5.0%
1981 1,518 kt +0.5%
1982 2,836 kt +86.7%
1983 3,021 kt +6.5%
1984 3,260 kt +7.9%
1985 2,862 kt -12.2%
1986 3,551 kt +24.1%
1987 2,782 kt -21.6%
1988 2,836 kt +1.9%
1989 2,730 kt -3.7%
1990 2,968 kt +8.7%
1991 2,888 kt -2.7%
1992 3,154 kt +9.2%
1993 2,782 kt -11.8%
1994 2,836 kt +1.9%
1995 2,836 kt +0.0%
1996 3,180 kt +12.1%
1997 2,290 kt -28.0%
1998 2,809 kt +22.7%
1999 2,782 kt -0.9%
2000 2,631 kt -5.4%
2001 3,339 kt +26.9%
2002 2,994 kt -10.3%
2003 2,942 kt -1.8%
2004 3,048 kt +3.6%
2005 2,404 kt -21.1%
2006 2,942 kt +22.4%
2007 2,647 kt -10.0%
2008 2,343 kt -11.5%
2009 2,809 kt +19.9%
2010 1,945 kt -30.8%
2011 2,703 kt +39.0%
2012 2,994 kt +10.8%
2013 2,266 kt -24.3%
2014 2,510 kt +10.8%
2015 2,290 kt -8.8%
2016 2,120 kt -7.4%
2017 2,136 kt +0.8%
2018 2,478 kt +16.0%
2019 3,312 kt +33.7%
2020 2,396 kt -27.7%
2021 1,988 kt -17.0%
2022 1,966 kt -1.1%
2023 2,340 kt +19.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 659.56 kt 646.6 kt 673.1 kt 9
1970s 1,270 kt 1,105 kt 1,439 kt 10
1980s 2,691 kt 1,510 kt 3,551 kt 10
1990s 2,852 kt 2,290 kt 3,180 kt 10
2000s 2,810 kt 2,343 kt 3,339 kt 10
2010s 2,475 kt 1,945 kt 3,312 kt 10
2020s 2,172 kt 1,966 kt 2,396 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 11 Sudan (former) 2,756 kt compare
  2. 12 Australia and New Zealand 2,569 kt compare
  3. 13 South Africa 2,396 kt compare
  4. 15 Saudi Arabia 2,115 kt compare
  5. 16 Japan 1,990 kt compare
  6. 17 Mexico 1,781 kt compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Australia?
Other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Australia was 2,340 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 3,551 kt in 1986.
What is the lowest other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 646.6 kt in 1961.
How does Australia rank for other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Australia ranks 14th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
Is other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,385 data points, 1961–2023
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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