Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per in Australia
Australia: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per in Australia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per in Australia peaked at 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1981.
That places Australia 170th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per in Australia, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +14.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 34% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 167 Somalia 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 168 Niger 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 169 Marshall Islands 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 171 Bolivia 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 172 Central African Republic 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 173 Vanuatu 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per in Australia?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per in Australia was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Australia rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per?
- Australia ranks 170th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- 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
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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.