How does Australia rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land?

Australia ranks 9th out of 210 countries with data for 2050.

Where does this Australia data come from?

The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land in Australia

Name: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land in Australia
Creator: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Australia: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land was 3,069 in 2050. ▼ Falling

Latest (2050)

3,069

World rank

9th

of 210 countries

All-time high

5,047

in 2001

All-time low

2,723

in 2016

Years of data

1990–2050

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land in Australia, 1990–2050

Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land in Australia is 3,069, measured in 2050.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land in Australia peaked at 5,047 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2,723, in 2016.

That places Australia 9th out of 210 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	3,952	3,652	4,349	10
2000s	3,910	3,101	5,047	10
2010s	3,510	2,723	4,763	10
2030s	2,999	2,999	2,999	1
2050s	3,069	3,069	3,069	1

Countries ranked near Australia

6 Argentina 4,207 compare
7 Indonesia 4,003 compare
8 Myanmar 3,191 compare
10 Mexico 2,866 compare
11 Colombia 2,655 compare
12 Vietnam 2,627 compare

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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)

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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 3,069 in 2050, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 5,047 in 2001.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 2,723 in 2016.
How does Australia rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land?: Australia ranks 9th out of 210 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 212 places, 6,558 data points, 1990–2050
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).