Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Australia
Australia: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding was -95.82 Mt CO2e in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Australia, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Australia is -95.82 Mt CO2e, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and down 1,023.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Australia peaked at 79.39 Mt CO2e in 2006 and was at its lowest, -108.83 Mt CO2e, in 2021.
That places Australia 171st out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Australia, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.41 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | 54.08 Mt CO2e | +19.1% |
| 2002 | 54.38 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 53.13 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 22.97 Mt CO2e | -56.8% |
| 2005 | 50.14 Mt CO2e | +118.3% |
| 2006 | 79.39 Mt CO2e | +58.3% |
| 2007 | 53.12 Mt CO2e | -33.1% |
| 2008 | 40.92 Mt CO2e | -23.0% |
| 2009 | 33 Mt CO2e | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 39.29 Mt CO2e | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 6.01 Mt CO2e | -84.7% |
| 2012 | -19.05 Mt CO2e | -416.8% |
| 2013 | -8.53 Mt CO2e | -55.2% |
| 2014 | -19.86 Mt CO2e | +132.9% |
| 2015 | -31.66 Mt CO2e | +59.4% |
| 2016 | -81.07 Mt CO2e | +156.1% |
| 2017 | -50.51 Mt CO2e | -37.7% |
| 2018 | -77.59 Mt CO2e | +53.6% |
| 2019 | -82.28 Mt CO2e | +6.0% |
| 2020 | -80.09 Mt CO2e | -2.7% |
| 2021 | -108.83 Mt CO2e | +35.9% |
| 2022 | -104.33 Mt CO2e | -4.1% |
| 2023 | -95.82 Mt CO2e | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.65 Mt CO2e | 22.97 Mt CO2e | 79.39 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | -32.52 Mt CO2e | -82.28 Mt CO2e | 39.29 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | -97.27 Mt CO2e | -108.83 Mt CO2e | -80.09 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 14.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0326 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Australia?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Australia was -95.82 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.39 Mt CO2e in 2006.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -108.83 Mt CO2e in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding?
- Australia ranks 171st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,023.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry LULUCF, excluding non-tropical fires at the country level.