Other — Emissions (N2O) in Australia
Australia: Other — Emissions (N2O) was 8.83 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other — Emissions in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Australia recorded 8.83 kt for other — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.0% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other — emissions in Australia peaked at 13.4 kt in 1986 and was at its lowest, 2.44 kt, in 1961.
Australia ranks 17th of 228 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 (N2O) in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.44 kt | — |
| 1962 | 2.45 kt | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 2.47 kt | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 2.48 kt | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 2.49 kt | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 2.5 kt | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 2.51 kt | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 2.52 kt | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 2.54 kt | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 4.17 kt | +64.2% |
| 1971 | 4.23 kt | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 4.28 kt | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 4.56 kt | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 4.75 kt | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 4.87 kt | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 4.95 kt | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 5.31 kt | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 5.36 kt | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 5.43 kt | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 5.7 kt | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 5.73 kt | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 10.7 kt | +86.7% |
| 1983 | 11.4 kt | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 12.3 kt | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 10.8 kt | -12.2% |
| 1986 | 13.4 kt | +24.1% |
| 1987 | 10.5 kt | -21.6% |
| 1988 | 10.7 kt | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 10.3 kt | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 11.2 kt | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 10.9 kt | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 11.9 kt | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 10.5 kt | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 10.7 kt | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 10.7 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12 kt | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 8.64 kt | -28.0% |
| 1998 | 10.6 kt | +22.7% |
| 1999 | 10.5 kt | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 9.93 kt | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 12.6 kt | +26.9% |
| 2002 | 11.3 kt | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 11.1 kt | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 11.5 kt | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 9.07 kt | -21.1% |
| 2006 | 11.1 kt | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 9.99 kt | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 8.84 kt | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 10.6 kt | +19.9% |
| 2010 | 7.34 kt | -30.8% |
| 2011 | 10.2 kt | +39.0% |
| 2012 | 11.3 kt | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 8.55 kt | -24.3% |
| 2014 | 9.47 kt | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 8.64 kt | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 8 kt | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 8.06 kt | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 9.35 kt | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 12.5 kt | +33.7% |
| 2020 | 9.04 kt | -27.7% |
| 2021 | 7.5 kt | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 7.42 kt | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 8.83 kt | +19.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 8.83 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3955 kt, 22.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Australia's 8.83 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.715 kt, 12.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other — Emissions (N2O) in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +86.7% | 5.73 kt | 10.7 kt |
| 1970 | +64.2% | 2.54 kt | 4.17 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.49 kt | 2.44 kt | 2.54 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.79 kt | 4.17 kt | 5.43 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.15 kt | 5.7 kt | 13.4 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.76 kt | 8.64 kt | 12 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.6 kt | 8.84 kt | 12.6 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.34 kt | 7.34 kt | 12.5 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2 kt | 7.42 kt | 9.04 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 14 Australia and New Zealand 9.7 kt compare
- 15 South Africa 9.04 kt compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.99 kt compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 7.98 kt compare
- 19 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7.74 kt compare
- 20 Japan 7.51 kt compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other — emissions in Australia?
- Other — emissions in Australia was 8.83 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4 kt in 1986.
- What is the lowest other — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.44 kt in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for other — emissions?
- Australia ranks 17th out of 228 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other — emissions 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 (N2O). 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