Share nitrous oxide emissions in Australia
Australia: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 2.31 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.31
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
8th
of 201 countries
All-time high
6.46
in 1890
All-time low
1.92
in 2020
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Australia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share nitrous oxide emissions in Australia stood at 2.31.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Australia peaked at 6.46 in 1890 and was at its lowest, 1.92, in 2020.
That places Australia 8th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 5.59 | — |
| 1851 | 5.6 | +0.3% |
| 1852 | 5.62 | +0.2% |
| 1853 | 5.63 | +0.2% |
| 1854 | 5.64 | +0.2% |
| 1855 | 5.64 | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 5.65 | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 5.65 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 5.65 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 5.65 | -0.1% |
| 1860 | 5.64 | -0.1% |
| 1861 | 5.63 | -0.2% |
| 1862 | 5.62 | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 5.61 | -0.2% |
| 1864 | 5.6 | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 5.59 | -0.2% |
| 1866 | 5.58 | -0.2% |
| 1867 | 5.56 | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 5.55 | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 5.54 | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 5.54 | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 5.55 | +0.2% |
| 1872 | 5.59 | +0.8% |
| 1873 | 5.65 | +1.2% |
| 1874 | 5.73 | +1.3% |
| 1875 | 5.8 | +1.3% |
| 1876 | 5.87 | +1.2% |
| 1877 | 5.93 | +1.0% |
| 1878 | 5.98 | +0.8% |
| 1879 | 6.01 | +0.5% |
| 1880 | 6.03 | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 6.03 | +0.1% |
| 1882 | 6.03 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 6.03 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 6.03 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | 6.03 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 6.03 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | 6.03 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | 6.03 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | 6.02 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 6.46 | +7.2% |
| 1891 | 6.11 | -5.4% |
| 1892 | 5.8 | -5.1% |
| 1893 | 5.53 | -4.7% |
| 1894 | 5.29 | -4.2% |
| 1895 | 5.1 | -3.7% |
| 1896 | 4.93 | -3.2% |
| 1897 | 4.8 | -2.7% |
| 1898 | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 1899 | 4.63 | -1.6% |
| 1900 | 4.58 | -1.1% |
| 1901 | 4.58 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 4.64 | +1.4% |
| 1903 | 4.75 | +2.4% |
| 1904 | 4.89 | +3.0% |
| 1905 | 5.05 | +3.2% |
| 1906 | 5.21 | +3.2% |
| 1907 | 5.36 | +2.9% |
| 1908 | 5.49 | +2.4% |
| 1909 | 5.59 | +1.7% |
| 1910 | 5.64 | +0.9% |
| 1911 | 5.64 | +0.1% |
| 1912 | 5.62 | -0.4% |
| 1913 | 5.58 | -0.8% |
| 1914 | 5.52 | -1.1% |
| 1915 | 5.45 | -1.2% |
| 1916 | 5.38 | -1.3% |
| 1917 | 5.31 | -1.2% |
| 1918 | 5.26 | -1.0% |
| 1919 | 5.22 | -0.8% |
| 1920 | 5.19 | -0.5% |
| 1921 | 5.18 | -0.2% |
| 1922 | 5.18 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | 5.19 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 5.19 | +0.1% |
| 1925 | 5.19 | +0.1% |
| 1926 | 5.2 | +0.1% |
| 1927 | 5.2 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | 5.19 | -0.1% |
| 1929 | 5.18 | -0.3% |
| 1930 | 5.15 | -0.4% |
| 1931 | 5.12 | -0.6% |
| 1932 | 5.09 | -0.7% |
| 1933 | 5.05 | -0.8% |
| 1934 | 5.01 | -0.8% |
| 1935 | 4.96 | -0.9% |
| 1936 | 4.92 | -1.0% |
| 1937 | 4.87 | -1.0% |
| 1938 | 4.82 | -1.0% |
| 1939 | 4.77 | -1.0% |
| 1940 | 4.72 | -1.0% |
| 1941 | 4.63 | -1.9% |
| 1942 | 4.49 | -3.0% |
| 1943 | 4.33 | -3.5% |
| 1944 | 4.18 | -3.4% |
| 1945 | 4.06 | -3.0% |
| 1946 | 3.96 | -2.5% |
| 1947 | 3.88 | -1.9% |
| 1948 | 3.83 | -1.3% |
| 1949 | 3.8 | -0.7% |
| 1950 | 3.8 | -0.1% |
| 1951 | 3.81 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 3.82 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 3.83 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 3.84 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 3.85 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 3.86 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 3.86 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 3.86 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 3.86 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 3.85 | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 3.67 | -4.7% |
| 1962 | 3.69 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 3.68 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 3.68 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 3.62 | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 3.42 | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 3.4 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 3.44 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 3.48 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 3.49 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 3.28 | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 3.99 | +21.9% |
| 1973 | 3.03 | -24.1% |
| 1974 | 3.3 | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 3.6 | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 4.17 | +15.6% |
| 1977 | 3.92 | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 3.1 | -21.0% |
| 1979 | 3.65 | +17.9% |
| 1980 | 3.84 | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 2.78 | -27.6% |
| 1982 | 3.51 | +26.2% |
| 1983 | 2.85 | -18.9% |
| 1984 | 2.87 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 3.83 | +33.4% |
| 1986 | 3.27 | -14.6% |
| 1987 | 2.65 | -19.0% |
| 1988 | 2.69 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 2.83 | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 3.26 | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 3.24 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 3.18 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 3.19 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3.19 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 3.06 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 2.85 | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 2.88 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 3.04 | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 3.68 | +21.3% |
| 2000 | 3.92 | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 4.36 | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 4.05 | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 2.52 | -37.8% |
| 2004 | 3.31 | +31.4% |
| 2005 | 2.45 | -26.1% |
| 2006 | 3.12 | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 2.87 | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 2.34 | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 2.52 | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 2.04 | -19.3% |
| 2011 | 3.78 | +85.6% |
| 2012 | 3.79 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.36 | -37.6% |
| 2014 | 2.77 | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 2.63 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 2.14 | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 2.82 | +31.8% |
| 2018 | 2.77 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.28 | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 1.92 | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 2.22 | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 2.28 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 2.28 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.31 | +1.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 2.31 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0871, 26.5× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Australia's 2.31 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0536, 43.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share nitrous oxide emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +85.6% | 2.04 | 3.78 |
| 2003 | -37.8% | 4.05 | 2.52 |
| 2013 | -37.6% | 3.79 | 2.36 |
| 1985 | +33.4% | 2.87 | 3.83 |
| 2017 | +31.8% | 2.14 | 2.82 |
| 2004 | +31.4% | 2.52 | 3.31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.63 | 5.59 | 5.65 | 10 |
| 1860s | 5.59 | 5.54 | 5.64 | 10 |
| 1870s | 5.77 | 5.54 | 6.01 | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.03 | 6.02 | 6.03 | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.33 | 4.63 | 6.46 | 10 |
| 1900s | 5.01 | 4.58 | 5.59 | 10 |
| 1910s | 5.46 | 5.22 | 5.64 | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.19 | 5.18 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.98 | 4.77 | 5.15 | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.19 | 3.8 | 4.72 | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.84 | 3.8 | 3.86 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.59 | 3.4 | 3.85 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.55 | 3.03 | 4.17 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.12 | 2.65 | 3.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.16 | 2.85 | 3.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.15 | 2.34 | 4.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 | 2.04 | 3.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 | 1.92 | 2.31 | 5 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Australia?
- Share nitrous oxide emissions in Australia was 2.31 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.46 in 1890.
- What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.92 in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
- Australia ranks 8th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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