Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Australia

Australia: Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 8.12 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
8.12 kt
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
12th
of 44 countries
All-time high
8.89 kt
in 2017
All-time low
4.24 kt
in 1992
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990–2020

024681990200520201990: 4.5 kt1991: 4.3 kt1992: 4.2 kt1993: 4.2 kt1994: 4.8 kt1995: 4.7 kt1996: 5.3 kt1997: 5.8 kt1998: 6.2 kt1999: 6.5 kt2000: 7.6 kt2001: 7.8 kt2002: 7.6 kt2003: 6.7 kt2004: 7.1 kt2005: 6.8 kt2006: 6.5 kt2007: 5.9 kt2008: 5.5 kt2009: 5.8 kt2010: 5.8 kt2011: 7.1 kt2012: 7.1 kt2013: 7.5 kt2014: 8.5 kt2015: 8 kt2016: 8.7 kt2017: 8.9 kt2018: 8.2 kt2019: 7.4 kt2020: 8.1 kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Australia stood at 8.12 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Australia peaked at 8.89 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.24 kt, in 1992.

Australia ranks 12th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 9 Germany 12.99 kt compare
  2. 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10.91 kt compare
  3. 11 Italy 8.76 kt compare
  4. 13 Romania 7.37 kt compare
  5. 14 Ireland 7.23 kt compare
  6. 15 Hungary 6.96 kt compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Australia?
Synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Australia was 8.12 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 8.89 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 4.24 kt in 1992.
How does Australia rank for synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
Australia ranks 12th out of 44 countries with data for 2020.
Is synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc 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 Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
49 places, 1,438 data points, 1990–2020
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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