Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land in Australia
Australia: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▼ Falling
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land in Australia, 1990–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0004 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land in 2019.
The figure is down 19.8% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land in Australia peaked at 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Australia 161st out of 208 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land in Australia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +74.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -19.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0004 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0008 units per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0004 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0011 units per square kilometre, 32% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land 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 | +74.4% | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 158 Mauritius 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 159 Belize 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 160 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 162 New Caledonia 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 163 Guyana 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 164 French Polynesia 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land in Australia?
- Emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land in Australia was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Australia rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land?
- Australia ranks 161st out of 208 countries with data for 2019.
- Is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.