Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (general government) in Australia
Australia: Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (general government) was 3,411 million SLC in 2024. ▲ Rising
Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (general government) in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, protection of biodiversity and landscape (general government) in Australia stood at 3,411 million SLC. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protection of biodiversity and landscape (general government) in Australia peaked at 3,411 million SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 849 million SLC, in 2001.
That places Australia 15th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (general government) in Australia, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 849 million SLC | — |
| 2002 | 976 million SLC | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 1,206 million SLC | +23.6% |
| 2004 | 1,051 million SLC | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 1,366 million SLC | +30.0% |
| 2006 | 1,353 million SLC | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,325 million SLC | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1,413 million SLC | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 1,673 million SLC | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 1,766 million SLC | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1,777 million SLC | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2,292 million SLC | +29.0% |
| 2013 | 2,318 million SLC | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2,220 million SLC | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 2,462 million SLC | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 2,660 million SLC | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 2,825 million SLC | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 3,039 million SLC | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 3,215 million SLC | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 2,673 million SLC | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 2,504 million SLC | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 2,932 million SLC | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 2,984 million SLC | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 3,411 million SLC | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,246 million SLC | 849 million SLC | 1,673 million SLC | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,457 million SLC | 1,766 million SLC | 3,215 million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,901 million SLC | 2,504 million SLC | 3,411 million SLC | 5 |
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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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 12.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0193 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protection of biodiversity and landscape (general government) in Australia?
- Protection of biodiversity and landscape (general government) in Australia was 3,411 million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest protection of biodiversity and landscape (general government) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,411 million SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest protection of biodiversity and landscape (general government) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 849 million SLC in 2001.
- How does Australia rank for protection of biodiversity and landscape (general government)?
- Australia ranks 15th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is protection of biodiversity and landscape (general government) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (general government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.