How does Australia rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - land use change?

Australia ranks 39th out of 208 countries with data for 2019.

Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - land use change rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is down 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Land Use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Land Use change in Australia

Name: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Land Use change 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Land Use change was 26.99 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

26.99

Change on year

down 88.1%

World rank

39th

of 208 countries

All-time high

265.31

in 1999

All-time low

0.6401

in 2010

Years of data

1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Land Use change in Australia, 1990–2019

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - land use change in Australia is 26.99, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 88.1% on the previous year and down 68.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - land use change in Australia peaked at 265.31 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.6401, in 2010.

Australia ranks 39th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	117.62	68.41	265.31	10
2000s	48.96	5.7	101.25	10
2010s	67.43	0.6401	225.87	10

Countries ranked near Australia

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More reference data data for Australia

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 31,458 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 198.89 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4621 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 85,923 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 5,569 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 3,069 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 45,128 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1,626 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - land use change in Australia?: Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - land use change in Australia was 26.99 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - land use change recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 265.31 in 1999.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - land use change recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6401 in 2010.
How does Australia rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - land use change?: Australia ranks 39th out of 208 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - land use change rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is down 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Land Use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Land Use change
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: 209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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).