Per capita nitrous oxide agriculture in Australia

Australia: Per capita nitrous oxide agriculture was 3,376 in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
3,376
Change on year
up 67.0%
World rank
2nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
4,748
in 2001
All-time low
1,626
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Per capita nitrous oxide agriculture in Australia, 1990–2023

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1990200620231990: 3.8k1991: 3.7k1992: 3.6k1993: 3.5k1994: 3.5k1995: 3.4k1996: 3.2k1997: 3.1k1998: 3.3k1999: 4.0k2000: 4.4k2001: 4.7k2002: 4.4k2003: 2.5k2004: 3.5k2005: 2.5k2006: 3.3k2007: 3.0k2008: 2.3k2009: 2.4k2010: 1.9k2011: 4.0k2012: 3.9k2013: 2.2k2014: 2.7k2015: 2.5k2016: 1.9k2017: 2.7k2018: 2.6k2019: 2.0k2020: 1.6k2021: 2.0k2022: 2.0k2023: 3.4k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, per capita nitrous oxide agriculture in Australia stood at 3,376.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 67.0% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide agriculture in Australia peaked at 4,748 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,626, in 2020.

That places Australia 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,516 3,114 4,022 10
2000s 3,296 2,286 4,748 10
2010s 2,621 1,907 3,955 10
2020s 2,252 1,626 3,376 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 1 Cook Islands 0 compare
  2. 1 Mongolia 3,800 compare
  3. 1 Niue 0 compare
  4. 3 Botswana 2,613 compare
  5. 4 New Zealand 2,252 compare
  6. 5 Uruguay 2,072 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places β†’

More agriculture & rural data for Australia

All data for Australia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide agriculture in Australia?
Per capita nitrous oxide agriculture in Australia was 3,376 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide agriculture recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 4,748 in 2001.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide agriculture recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,626 in 2020.
How does Australia rank for per capita nitrous oxide agriculture?
Australia ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is per capita nitrous oxide agriculture rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide agriculture
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
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