Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Australia

Australia: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square was 0.0197 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0197 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
149th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.035 units per square kilometre
in 2000
All-time low
0.0149 units per square kilometre
in 2013
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Australia, 1990–2019

00.010.020.031990200420191990: 0.031 units per square kilometre1991: 0.031 units per square kilometre1992: 0.03 units per square kilometre1993: 0.03 units per square kilometre1994: 0.03 units per square kilometre1995: 0.03 units per square kilometre1996: 0.028 units per square kilometre1997: 0.029 units per square kilometre1998: 0.029 units per square kilometre1999: 0.034 units per square kilometre2000: 0.035 units per square kilometre2001: 0.034 units per square kilometre2002: 0.033 units per square kilometre2003: 0.023 units per square kilometre2004: 0.028 units per square kilometre2005: 0.022 units per square kilometre2006: 0.028 units per square kilometre2007: 0.026 units per square kilometre2008: 0.022 units per square kilometre2009: 0.023 units per square kilometre2010: 0.019 units per square kilometre2011: 0.025 units per square kilometre2012: 0.025 units per square kilometre2013: 0.015 units per square kilometre2014: 0.018 units per square kilometre2015: 0.016 units per square kilometre2016: 0.016 units per square kilometre2017: 0.022 units per square kilometre2018: 0.022 units per square kilometre2019: 0.02 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Australia stood at 0.0197 units per square kilometre.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Australia peaked at 0.035 units per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0149 units per square kilometre, in 2013.

Australia ranks 149th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in Australia, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0308 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0306 units per square kilometre -0.7%
1992 0.0301 units per square kilometre -1.5%
1993 0.0298 units per square kilometre -1.1%
1994 0.03 units per square kilometre +0.7%
1995 0.0296 units per square kilometre -1.3%
1996 0.0283 units per square kilometre -4.4%
1997 0.0285 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1998 0.0292 units per square kilometre +2.2%
1999 0.0336 units per square kilometre +15.2%
2000 0.035 units per square kilometre +4.1%
2001 0.0345 units per square kilometre -1.4%
2002 0.0329 units per square kilometre -4.7%
2003 0.023 units per square kilometre -30.1%
2004 0.0278 units per square kilometre +21.1%
2005 0.0222 units per square kilometre -20.1%
2006 0.0278 units per square kilometre +25.1%
2007 0.026 units per square kilometre -6.4%
2008 0.0215 units per square kilometre -17.3%
2009 0.0228 units per square kilometre +6.0%
2010 0.0193 units per square kilometre -15.2%
2011 0.0254 units per square kilometre +31.1%
2012 0.0253 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2013 0.0149 units per square kilometre -41.0%
2014 0.0177 units per square kilometre +18.4%
2015 0.0165 units per square kilometre -6.9%
2016 0.0164 units per square kilometre -0.1%
2017 0.022 units per square kilometre +33.7%
2018 0.0216 units per square kilometre -1.8%
2019 0.0197 units per square kilometre -8.9%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 0.0197 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0186 units per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (82 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 0.0197 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0855 units per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.03 units per square kilometre 0.0283 units per square kilometre 0.0336 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0274 units per square kilometre 0.0215 units per square kilometre 0.035 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0199 units per square kilometre 0.0149 units per square kilometre 0.0254 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 146 Mongolia 0.0221 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 147 Turkmenistan 0.0221 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 148 Iran 0.0203 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 150 Namibia 0.0196 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 151 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0178 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 152 Cyprus 0.0176 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Australia?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Australia was 0.0197 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.035 units per square kilometre in 2000.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0149 units per square kilometre in 2013.
How does Australia rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square?
Australia ranks 149th out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU 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.